Corinth and his colleagues, like Isaac Asimov's Second Foundationers, now understand each other well enough to communicate merely by facial expressions and hand gestures. I find this implausible to the point of impossible.
Not only thoughts but also feelings have intensified because they too depend on neural connections. I had not thought of this implication before. However, it explains why so many people not only think more quickly but also feel and respond more intensely.
Helga already feels nostalgic:
"'The old days - the lost innocence. We'll always regret them, won't we? We'll always look back on our blindness with a wistful longing that the new generation simply won't understand.'" (p. 70)
Another predictable reaction.
Innocence lost is a major theme of Poul Anderson's Time Patrol series, appropriate for time travel.
Personally, I prefer the perspective of age to the inexperience of youth - but I do not denigrate people younger than me now! In general, they have a much better understanding than I ever did.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I agree, a totally unconvincing means of communication by Corinth and his colleagues. As you imply, suspiciously Asimovian.
Ad astra! Sean
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