(urth) The green man is a fake

[Jeff Wilson]

On 1/17/2011 12:27 AM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
>> From: Jeff Wilson<jwilson at io.com>
>
>> On 1/16/2011 10:07 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>
> [snip interesting points]
>
>>> Someone above noted the  right bit of evidence..he has a nice set of teeth.
>>> Exactly how does  evolution allow for that? Needs a nice smile?
>>
>> The same way it apparently  allows for contemporary humans to have wisdom
>> teeth, appendixes, male nipples,  sense of humor, musical aptitude, etc.
>
> Surely the green man would be an example of genetic engineering, not evolution.
> He says they've altered the algae, so why wouldn't they have altered themselves?

They would, but not more than the Author would consider repectful of the 
Creator.

> doesn't say he lies all the time.  However, I think you've raised a good
> possibility
> that he's a fake put in Severian's path by whoever wants the New Sun.

But there seems to be something of a tradition of enslaving green men as 
captive oracles. And why can't he be authentic and still be put in 
Severian's path, eh?

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana
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