(urth) [BGSpam]Re: Typhon's nature

[David Stockhoff]

On 10/14/2011 6:15 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
> *From:* David Stockhoff <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>
> > > On the other hand, Typhon would have known of the dangers of
> > > inbreeding, and it also seems that he didn’t much like the idea of
> > > genetically engineering his offspring.
> >
> > Why do you think this?
> Because he had access to the technology, and he didn’t use it.
How do you know this?
>
> > > So it would be remarkable if he married his sister. Duke Rigoglio
> > > doesn’t mention anything unusual about his marriage – you’d think 
> such
> > > a thing would be remarked upon.
> >
> > WE would. Would anyone on Urth?
> In Severian’s time, people certainly would.
How do you know?
> Of course we don;t know anything about social norms regarding incest 
> in Typhon’s time, but those are thin grounds for assuming they were 
> unusual.
I agree. Who is to say what's unusual?
> Rigoglio does not marvel at the perverse tendency of those on Blue to 
> marry strangers.
Why would he?


---
avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean.
Virus Database (VPS): 111014-1, 10/14/2011
Tested on: 10/14/2011 8:24:49 PM
avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2011 AVAST Software.
http://www.avast.com