tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post941739611916184515..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The Hereafter In Poul Anderson's WorksKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-11331088523369444662017-01-08T15:17:52.496+00:002017-01-08T15:17:52.496+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I agree that Poul Anderson's use ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I agree that Poul Anderson's use of the hereafter, such as in "Pact" or in OPERATION CHAOS, was as a fantasy premise, not because he believed or advocated such ideas. For most of his life Poul Anderson was an agnostic, altho he always treated honest believers in God with respect and sympathy (as we can see in many of his works). <br /><br />I said "most" in the paragraph above because I'm not sure of his final views in the later years of Anderson's life. I got the impression, beginning with his poem "Prayer in War" (seen in ORION WILL RISE), that Anderson at least wished he believed in God.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com