Merger

Gerry Quinn · 28 Jan 2011, 21:05 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:05:39 -0000
Subject: (urth) Merger
References: <SNT123-W54E2E4EC28C4EC761AD733CFE10 at phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <3D2B306110704F0BAD418CB8AF9CF699@jill>

From: "Lee Berman" <severiansola at hotmail.com>
>James Wynn:

> > Isn't it just as arguable that Becan was confused about the 
> > reasonableness of reuniting
> > his family in the animal and the used the animal fighting instincts as a 
> > tool to protect them?
>
> I think so.

I don't.  The alzabo evolved (or was genetically engineered) to eat humans 
and use their minds.  Humans did not evolve to be eaten by alzabos.  In the 
absence of strong evidence to the contrary (e.g. evidence that Becan was 
fighting the alzabo instincts) we should assume that Becan-in-alzabo was 
operating in the perceived interests of the alzabo.

- Gerry Quinn

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