Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"

westprog · 28 Dec 2005, 16:37 · from rec.arts.sf.written.2005.mbox

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From: "westprog" <westprog at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:37:19 -0000
Message-ID: <douf3o$bho$1 at news.datemas.de>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
References: <1135781723.546189.19520 at g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>

> Contrasting the stories "A Case of Conscence" and "The Fifth Head of
> Cerberus" on the topic of religious redemption and inherent mortal
> flaws I am dismayed that Wolfe seems to want to hide a rather ignorant
> religious opinion

An ignorant opinion?

> under layers of elaborate blather.

One person's elaborate blather is someone else's wonderful writing.

J/

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