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

galt_57 at hotmail.com · 28 Dec 2005, 18:36 · from rec.arts.sf.written.2005.mbox

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From: "galt_57 at hotmail.com" <galt_57 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"
Date: 28 Dec 2005 10:36:58 -0800
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westprog wrote:
> > 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?

Cloning and the genetic improvement of humankind is purely evil and
doomed to failure.

> > under layers of elaborate blather.
>
> One person's elaborate blather is someone else's wonderful writing.

Ok, it is wonderful writing but there is a dead skunk buried in the
middle of it.

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