(urth) the prime calcula/his citadel and other quotes

[Gerry Quinn]

From: "Lee Berman" <severiansola at hotmail.com>
>
> I understand the arguments for why Silk might be derived from Typhon. I 
> understand the
> arguments for why he might not be. I don't understand the arguments for 
> why it is
> impossible or higly unlikely. We know Typhon and Silk don't look 
> identical, but neither do
> any clones. We know that there is no recognition of similarity but, as 
> James noted, neither
> is there particular notice when a member of his church bears a striking 
> resemblance to Jesus.
>
> What DOES Jesus look like? We really don't know. Likewise the images of 
> Pas come from paintings
> and fuzzy screen images. Hardly the stuff of instant recognition when a 
> society is used to
> identification solely from real fleshly faces.

You forget that people like Kypris and Echidna knew him intimately, and 
Mamelta and Rigoglio knew him recently (in their terms).

And Silk isn't just a random guy, the guy on the Whorl most likely to win a 
Typhon lookalike contest.  He's the main character.

- Gerry Quinn