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

westprog · 29 Dec 2005, 14:20 · 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: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:20:05 -0000
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
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> Well, I see it as basically a statement that mankind can't be improved.
> You see we were made the way we are by our "creator" and this is the
> only way we can be (ie Biblical viewpoint). Any attempt at improvement
> is "evil" and goes against the will of our "creator." Clones are
> unnatural and evil. Blah, blah, blah. But this is all so stupid and
> lame that I'll hide these ignorant sentiments as the unstated
> underlying basis of a story.

He hid them pretty well. He'd have gotten away with it...

J/

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