[BGSpam]Re: (urth] Re: Typhon's nature

Gerry Quinn · 15 Oct 2011, 20:48 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: gerry at bindweed.com (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:48:29 +0100
Subject: (urth) [BGSpam]Re:  (urth] Re: Typhon's nature
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From: David Stockhoff 
> On 10/14/2011 3:02 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:

> > Whether she reads we are not told, but she is knowledgeable about 
> > computers (and can repair them) and spacecraft and biology.
> All that means is that she was trained.
Training is a form of knowledge.
 
> > > An emperor wants to keep knowledge to himself and his servants.
> > Typhon?s servants were his subjects. He might have wanted to destroy 
> > the libraries of his enemies. There is no indication that he wanted to 
> > destroy those of his friends. Indeed, I don?t believe your 
> > generalisation about emperors anyway. Some emperors may. I don?t think 
> > it would be Typhon?s style.

 > You said Typhon used all tools available to him to seize and to hold power.
Yes.  One such tool was an educated and technologically advanced citizenry.
- Gerry Quinn
 
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