S&S vs. SF in BotNS

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 22 Dec 2011, 16:47 · from 2011-December.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:47:08 -0800
Subject: (urth) S&S vs. SF in BotNS
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Gerry Quinn wrote:

>> >> The soul is the underlying principle which gives life to both body and
>> >> mind.
>
>> > And in chems?? Or Whorl gods?
>
>> Precisely.
>
> The trouble is, I am finding it hard to tell what you are apparently being
> so precise about.

Would that I had the humility to have such candor about my ignorance
and/or misunderstanding!

I am suggesting -- no, I am _saying_ that the soul is precisely the
same thing in chems and Whorl gods, and that the soul is personally
and directly created by God (or, if you will, the Outsider)
irrespective of whether the body is produced by biology or technology.
That is, if a being is ensoulled, it is ensoulled by God.

Thus, when Typhon uploads his memories as Pas, his soul does not
travel with them. If Pas has a soul, it is a new soul created by God.

-- 
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

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