tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2897550370362517561..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Time Travel And The FutureKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-38203064038520287262016-04-19T17:13:09.313+01:002016-04-19T17:13:09.313+01:00Kaor, Paul!
If Malcolm Lockridge HAD been condemn...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />If Malcolm Lockridge HAD been condemned to death it would have been much harder even for Storm Dalloway to spring him from prison!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-81055829997803955662016-04-19T16:21:51.813+01:002016-04-19T16:21:51.813+01:00Sean,
Right. I spotted you 2nd point but wasn'...Sean,<br />Right. I spotted you 2nd point but wasn't sure about the electrocution which is why I wrote "at least."<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-56190534809252684052016-04-19T15:09:29.167+01:002016-04-19T15:09:29.167+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I took a closer look at the blurb pic...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I took a closer look at the blurb pictured for Anderson's novel THE CORRIDORS OF TIME and saw two errors, not one.<br />First, Malcolm Lockridge had not been condemned to death by electrocution. Second the societies of the Wardens and Rangers arose CENTURIES ahead, in the future.<br /><br />Sean<br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-21713864060234039692016-04-19T14:49:37.108+01:002016-04-19T14:49:37.108+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Oops! Because it comes down to both P...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Oops! Because it comes down to both PA and I agreeing human beings are IMPERFECT and, most likely, will always be like that. I argue, and again I think Anderson would agree, that any tolerable human society has to realistically conform to what actual human beings are like, not what we would like them to be.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-69427670372391233202016-04-19T08:52:02.060+01:002016-04-19T08:52:02.060+01:00Sean,
I agree that those other works show PA agree...Sean,<br />I agree that those other works show PA agreeing with you. Your views are more appropriate to this blog than mine!<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-43952558961106840022016-04-19T08:48:59.052+01:002016-04-19T08:48:59.052+01:00Kaor, Paul!
But it was emblematic of Poul Anderso...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />But it was emblematic of Poul Anderson's skepticism that the kind of society you favor most will ever actually work. See, as well, the HARVEST OF STARS books and GENESIS. The rise of societies with no want in them still did not prevent ennui, despair, a sense of futility, etc.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-62585055763139636132016-04-19T08:38:16.637+01:002016-04-19T08:38:16.637+01:00Sean,
"Quixote..." was set in a transiti...Sean,<br />"Quixote..." was set in a transitional period.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-92060284601794023332016-04-19T08:32:16.180+01:002016-04-19T08:32:16.180+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Times may change and people may chan...Kaor, Paul! <br /><br />Times may change and people may change with them, BUT, not always for the better. Even if drastic advances in technology lead to a society where no one HAS to work, I have strong doubts many, never mind MOST, will take advantage of the opportunities "...to play, learn, travel, interact, etc." Ennui, despair, a sense of uselessness, powerlessness, etc., are at least as likely. I don't think most people will have that kind of philosophic temperament.<br /><br />And Poul Anderson shared my skepticism, as we see as early as his "Quixote And The Windmill."<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com