David "False David #3" Cake
> Peter Metcalfe and I discussing the Six Legged Empire and related things
> [I said 'the Doraddi think they are progressing away from the trappings of
> civilisation, and were actually more outwardly civilised before Hon
> Hoolbiktu']
>
> >I take completely the opposite view and posit John Hughes 'Left Footpath'
> >tribes as the original inhabitants of Jolar.
>
> The Doraddi views on the progress of civilisation originate with
> Sandy, and I like them too, more than I like the Left Footpath stuff, so
> I'm sticking with it for now, at least as representing recent history.
> Certainly, I think the Doraddi were more civilised in the Second Age, and
> are deliberately less so in the Third (and claim to be much happier for
> it), and this change is a result of Hon Hoolbiktu.
I must admit that I support this view of Doraddi (d)evolution. Why would the Doraddi be so hypocritcal? They have all these marvelous examples of the evils of "progress" - the Artmali, 6-leggers. I can certainly concieve of an entire culture decieving itself in this manner - I just don't see any plausible reason why they should in this case (Occam's Razor and all that).
I also have the ulterior motive of wanting mysterious ruins belonging to ancestral doraddi similar to the Zimbabwe ruins and the Matopas, etc. I can certainly see room for the equivalent of the Queen of Sheba, etc in Pamaltelan history.
Peter, why do you see the need to believe that _everything_ that a culture says about itself in any published sources is a lie?
The False David then goes on to discuss how Pamalt might be considered an "Earth King" but puts it much better than I could so I'll just state my agreement.
> Richard Develyn
gives a great Sun County scene. Thank you!
Cheers,
Yak
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