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[Gerry Quinn]

From: "David Stockhoff" <dstockhoff at verizon.net>

>I think that, for a universe apparently without a Christ, Pan is as close 
>to the true religion as one can get.
>
> Since the Pope is lucky enough to live in OUR universe, he can sleep 
> soundly.

I don't think there's any special reason to think Severian's universe is 
without a Christ.  There is substantial evidence that it's history is 
similar to ours.  In BotLS there are notable religious references, including 
some to Christ.

One *can* argue that these references somehow come from another universe, 
but it seems a bit of a stretch.


As for the green man, I think he needs no more symbolic overloading than the 
two obvious meanings: the most significant being that he comes from a future 
with lots of sunshine, and a possible second is that in this ideal future 
Man may not need to kill, or till the ground, to eat.  Which is good, I 
suippose, although I'm not sure to what extent.  I guess it depends what you 
get up to in the time saved, and how you feel about carnivory.

- Gerry Quinn