C Johnson
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Are there atheists in the World of the Five Gods? From your characters POV, the gods seem so obvious and incontrovertible, and we are told that there are those who don't allow the gods "in", as it were - but are there some who say, "Nope, it's all bogus"?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Sure. People can convince themselves of anything. And the appearances of the gods are usually subtle, through the material world or in visions and dreams, uncheckable by outside observers. (The Temples do have systems for sensitives to check each other, which reduces false positives and negatives greatly -- much, much harder for witch-hunts or spiritual con artists to gain traction -- but a sufficiently determined person could dismiss this.)
Ta, L.
Sure. People can convince themselves of anything. And the appearances of the gods are usually subtle, through the material world or in visions and dreams, uncheckable by outside observers. (The Temples do have systems for sensitives to check each other, which reduces false positives and negatives greatly -- much, much harder for witch-hunts or spiritual con artists to gain traction -- but a sufficiently determined person could dismiss this.)
Ta, L.
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Jerri
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Did Penric ever visit his birth family after his studies and taking up work for the Bastard's Order? Or did any of them manage to visit him? Or did they exchange letters? We know that he learned of the death of his mother, but not much more. Love the novella's and waiting in hope for the next, one of these days.
Stefano
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
The last books of the Vorkosigan’s saga looked like a sort of “the kids are all right”. You fixed Ivan, Simon , then Cordelia with Jole, and of course Miles and his family. Right now, when I think about miles and its universe, 3 things still need fixings. 1 Jackson hole, 2 Athos, 3 Barrayar empire and the long in the making constitution. Any chance to see any of these thing developed?
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