tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1661345574086399129..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Family ConnectionsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-39778376829722216062013-07-01T18:33:07.903+01:002013-07-01T18:33:07.903+01:00 Hi, Paul!
Hmmm, yes, I can see how many Tigerie... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> Hmmm, yes, I can see how many Tigeries might go from a primitive paganism to an unreflecting agnosticism/secularism. But that need not be true of all Tigeries.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-12511377991477863872013-07-01T07:26:37.628+01:002013-07-01T07:26:37.628+01:00My impression, though, is that the Tigeries are ve...My impression, though, is that the Tigeries are very pragmatic and would tend to go from primitive paganism to an unreflecting secularism without passing through much deeper reflection en route.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-69636533828104383422013-07-01T05:58:49.156+01:002013-07-01T05:58:49.156+01:00Hi, Paul!
A few more thoughts came to mind. I re... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> A few more thoughts came to mind. I recall reading in ENSIGN FLANDRY that Tigery religion on Starkad was surprisingly primitive, that Dragoika's people followed a paganism more "inchoate" than anything found in Terra's past. The book says the Tigery mind tended to be less fascinated than the human in ultimate causes. In that case, I can see how Toborkozan paganism would fade away after the migration from their doomed home planet. It does makes me wonder if any Tigeries took any interest in human religions and philosophies. A point THE GAME OF EMPIRE does not mention.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-47801905071205010472013-06-29T23:35:51.031+01:002013-06-29T23:35:51.031+01:00Hi, Paul!
I thought it was fascinating how Targo... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> I thought it was fascinating how Targovi, by means of some minor surgery and use of an oxygill was able to live without need of wearing a helmet and carrying tanks of his kind of air, was able to live in atmospheres humans need. Altho it was not mentioned or shown, obviously, the reverse could have been done for humans whose business took them to Tigery settled lands for lengthy periods. <br /><br /> If I'm recalling correctly, Starkad that once was and the lowlands of Imhotep have a high enough concenctration of carbon dioxide to make it unbreathable for humans. But humans and Tigeries had a similar enough biochemistry that some surgery and use of an oxygill would make each other's atmosphere mutually breathable.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com