Inhumi secret

DAVID STOCKHOFF · 28 Nov 2012, 20:15 · from 2012-November.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (DAVID STOCKHOFF)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:15:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: (urth) Inhumi secret
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Actually, I think they see a potential for good in us that we don't. They may inflate it somewhat because it represents a grave danger to them. But they are smart enough to not take it for granted---at least those who converse with the Rajan don't. Of course, the population of humans on Blue is much smaller than that on Earth, so it may seem more realistic on Blue than here. 


Perhaps their experience with the Neighbors surprised them in some way---they may have found a few uncorruptible Neighbors; presumably not too farfetched for humans, however "impossible."




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> From: nate jarvis <natejarv at gmail.com>
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>Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:09 PM
>Subject: Re: (urth) Inhumi secret
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>We should bear in mind, though, that the Rajan himself is very
>doubtful about whether the secret is really useful. "If you will, it
>is a great and terrible weapon. That is how the inhumi themselves see
>it, and I will not call them wrong. But it is a weapon too heavy for
>our hands."
></Andrew Mason>
>
>So is it not a weapon too heavy for the Neighbors' hands? Did their
>"final" coordination affect the inhumi strongly/adversely enough that
>they paranoidly expect humans to do something different but with
>similar effect, even if most humans would see such coordinated,
>instantaneous "goodness" as utterly impossible?
>
>Nate.
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