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

[David Stockhoff]

On 10/15/2011 5:48 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> *From:* David Stockhoff <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>
> On 10/14/2011 3:02 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
> >
> > I disagree. Typhon valued technology and knowledge. He wanted to
> >
> > rule a hi-tech interstellar empire, for which purposes an educated
> >
> > citizenry (for example, Mamelta) is useful. What makes you think he
> >
> > wanted to destroy it?
>
> >
> Gerry, his people didn't even know how to speak out loud. Why would he
> >
> want them to read?
> Mamelta and those like her didn’t speak out loud because they had an 
> alternative that they found adequate (presumably the same is true of 
> Apheta, Tzadkiel etc.) They were perfectly well able to communicate. 
> Mamelta was trained as a computer technician, and that was only a part 
> of her responsibilities. She did not appear ignorant on general 
> subjects, although she had not been informed about anything to do with 
> the Whorl (then again, she should not have had to spend more than a 
> day or two there before embarking on a lander).
> Whether she reads we are not told, but she is knowledgeable about 
> computers (and can repair them) and spacecraft and biology.
All that means is that she was trained.
>
> >
> An emperor wants to keep knowledge to himself and his servants.
> Typhon’s servants were his subjects. He might have wanted to destroy 
> the libraries of his enemies. There is no indication that he wanted to 
> destroy those of his friends. Indeed, I don’t believe your 
> generalisation about emperors anyway. Some emperors may. I don’t think 
> it would be Typhon’s style.
>
You said Typhon used all tools available to him to seize and to hold power.


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