JL:
What we *do* know is that the cosmos was organised
according to the rules of a primal Cosmic Duality
(or Multiplicity) : cosmic sex is an attribute or
devolution of this original separation and
rejoining.
DO:
Do we? The implication is there but the actual
mechanism is undefined in everything I've read.
KoS actually says that Grandfather and
Grandmother Mortal were created by *all* the gods
which is nothing like sexual reproduction, not
even an enormous orgy.
JL:
>From one POV at least, it is *exactly* like an
enormous orgy.
DO:
Not from the point of view of the mechanics of
sexual reproduction. However big the orgy a baby is
created by one sperm fertilising one egg.
Me: Just a couple points here. First, in defense of Julian's completely wacko ideas, Julian is saying that the mechanic is "sex" -- not the merger of sperm and egg. I'd say, though, that sex in this instance is a label that can be applied by anology.
Second, I agree with Donald's more general point. There is no in-world Gloranthan source that I can think of that says any original duality engaged in sex. If Julian is saying that this is the way that many humans understand the interactions of the duality, I might agree. But I would disagree if he said it was universal. I might agree that some God Learners thought it was (or should be) universal. If I read Shannon's elfish materials right (and as I think Julian alluded to), the duality there did not engage in anything that humans or even elves would recognize as sex.
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