Malkioni

From: Carl Fink <carlf_at_panix.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:04:33 -0400

Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_bigfoot.com> wrote:

> This assumes that the (clay) Mostali can actually impute motivations
> to others which is IMO somewhat debatable. They would know how a
> human, an elf or a troll might act in a given situation with some
> accuracy but would not know (or care) why. A defective component
> that acts in such a way is good enough for them.

Apes and certain birds can "put themselves in another's place". To deny the ability to the Mostali seems weird.

Also, wouldn't this eliminate the whole Vegetarian Heresy? - --
Carl Fink carlf_at_dm.net
I-Con's Science and Technology Programming <http://www.iconsf.org/>

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