contra Summa contra Marcus

Andy Robertson · 25 Mar 2002, 18:24 · from urth-v0203.mbox · original

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From: "Andy Robertson" <andywrobertson at clara.co.uk>
Subject: Re: (urth) contra Summa contra Marcus
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 18:24:51 -0000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" <ddanehy at siebel.com>
> system, then, some mechanism must be provided for the motion
> away from the Solar system to somehow bring the WHORL back
> to the Solar system.


It flew in a circle, as Pas/Typhon intended.



> II. The genetic objection.
>
> The life forms of Blue/Green are sufficiently different
> from those of Urth that some mechanism must be proposed,
> and evidence given, for the production of one from the
> other.


The life forms of Blue are edible to those of Urth, and vica-versa.   On a
galactic scale this is 99.99 percent smilarity.


=2E
>
> III. The chronological objection.

I pass.


> IV. The objection from gravitation
>
> This has been discussed to death ... but ... it's very hard
> to produce a plausible argument for Green as a satellite of
> Blue (even an escaped satellite) without producing tidal
> effects of a scale that dwarf those described by Horn.


It is not possible that the Blue/Green system could be gravitationally
stable.   Ergo, it is recent.



> Similarly, the failure of Horn to describe any real
> difference in weight, trajectory of thrown objects, walking
> gait, etc., between the surfaces of Blue, Green, and the


1) The large animals of Green
2) The vast trees of Green


Both argue  for a low gravity.


    hartshorn






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