(urth) Typhon's concessions

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

The criminal on the scaffold in Silk's enlightenment? Obviously Jesus. Who
says enlightenment only works backwards?

I suspect that Severian _does_ lie, or at least makes mistakes. There are
little contradictions in his account that don't jibe with him having
perfect memory *and* truthfulness.

As for all the things "just like" our world; I don't know. That's not easy
to explain.

H'mmm. What justification do you have for Araminian Exceptionalism (i.e.,
he won't "almost lie" to you)?

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

When faced with two alternatives, I always like to choose the fourth.


On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 9:28 AM Marc Aramini <marcaramini at gmail.com> wrote:

> My nuclear hot take on the solar cycle: Severian doesn’t lie; Wolfe almost
> does - but not to me. I just can’t imagine Wolfe would take out the most
> important person in history and have it change nothing in that history. We
> still get Alice in wonderland and a Catholic Church and drinking matte in
> South America and pope’s translation of the odyssey. Jesus didn’t have any
> impact on history if the solar cycle doesn’t have him.
>
> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Marc Aramini <marcaramini at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Whereas I believe in the absolute authority of the author and the
>> terrible lies and misdirections of his interview habits. What a dilemma!
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
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