Richard
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I’ve seen you refer to the gods in the World of 5 Gods as ineffable. I mislike the concept of ineffability. I believe that given enough time, resources and creative curious minds, nothing is ineffable. Do you have any beliefs on the matter outside of your created worlds?
Lois McMaster Bujold
In the real world, "ineffable" is usually a synonym for "we haven't figured it out yet", or "this is too hard for me to understand." Still, what is understanding? For most people, it's metaphors all the way down.
Though if you take "ineffable" as a description of an emotional response, akin to "awe", mm, maybe.
That said, it's interesting to imagine the sort of mental effort that went into development of the scientific worldview in our world going into practical theology in Penric's world. (The medieval Scholastics make a fascinating study as a worked bad example. So much brainpower wasted on so little use...)
Ta, L.
Though if you take "ineffable" as a description of an emotional response, akin to "awe", mm, maybe.
That said, it's interesting to imagine the sort of mental effort that went into development of the scientific worldview in our world going into practical theology in Penric's world. (The medieval Scholastics make a fascinating study as a worked bad example. So much brainpower wasted on so little use...)
Ta, L.
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Greetings ma'am Lois . It's a pleasure knowing you ma'am I'm one of your fans here in the phillippines... Can I ask you some questions ma'am... It would be a great honor to me .. Here are my questions ma'am .. How did it start ma'am?What or who are your inpirations? How do you feel while writing your stories ? What books you can recomend on us? Thank you ma'am...
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While reading "The Lies of Locke Lamora" I came across a section with the upper class in danger. I was instantly reminded of a passage that I loved where the upper class reacted bravely and magnificently to danger. I am 90% sure you wrote it. Are you able to tell me approximately what section, of which of my Vorkosigan books I may find it? Thanks.
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