I figured I'd stir the pot a bit with the subject. Over the years I've introduced Tekumel to many people. Many like it, but many also often have problems with...
... I have two answers to this, because I've thought about it a bit too: 1. They perceive the common ground as more significant than the differences ...
... <snipz> ... I'd propose at least one source of this is being radically confronted with both other very obviously alien intelligences (Pe Choi, Ssu, et al)...
On "moral relativism" on Tekumel: To paraphrase (and apologies if I've misinterpreted, if so please correct me) ShaZamick thought that a problem with Tekumel...
Peter Huston
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Jun 1, 2004 8:42 pm
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Perhaps sustained moral relativism is a natural evolutionary "next step" for humanity. ... those ... based on ... viewer. ... judge the ... are ... ...
... Apologies if the following sounds unintentionally chauvinistic and I don't wish to denigrate the Professor's creation, but there are cultures on Earth that...
On the issue of sustained moral relativism: Perhaps when confronted by alien cultures humanity was forced to think above and beyond what you would today ...
... This does bother a lot of Amrican/British/Western European readers! But it really isn't very different from many socieities on Terra. ... Present-day...
Thanks to all for the responses, including of course the professor. I had actually thought a bit about the Indian subcontinent as a counter example to my...
Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking on this board since I joined a few months ago, and wanted to take the time to introduce myself and say how reading all the ...
Well - I can only say I'd love to pitch Tekumel as a computer game to the company where I work - I think the social aspect might be a hard initial sell - but...
... Well, Morrowind has proven VERY popular, and it has some very different elements to it. I highly recommend taking a glance at it to see that Tekumel would...
... Oh, and hey, THANKS for recommending Morrowind... Now if you'd be so kind as to come over my house with a crowbar, possibly we could manage to SEPARATE MY...
I know it well... (although not a huge fan - I thought it was too odd for the sake of being odd... as opposed to their being a reason behind it - but it was a ...
... Thanks, Jonathan, for your thoughtful letters. Tekumel is a world that westerners do find difficult to understand and enjoy. As I have written elsewhere,...
I'm jumping in here a bit late, but... ... on ... Other people's replies have been cogent and thoughtful, and I think the Indian "model" isn't a bad one to...
Hi I am looking for Wes the number I have for him is not in service. if some one out there has it or wes if you read this please write me off line at...
Hi! Thanks for the thoughtful comments.yahoogroups.com, "ShaZamick" ... This is going to be a long one. You, however, show an intelligent, scholarly interest,...
... I can't help but wonder if in fact it is the sheer weight of history that at least in part causes the cultural 'stagnation' - by which I mean that the...
... start ... If you read the old source material in the right light, wasn't the first Tlakotani and his band of brothers these very barbarians of whom you...
Tyalmeya, ... I'd take the first Tlakotani as only the latest in a succession of 'barbarians' who runs counter to the cultural pessimism of civilised...
Hi all! Some people mentioned that would be great to making a Tékumel computer game, and of course, I'll love it too!!! I'll just add one little thing: why...
... Professor, You'll pardon me for politely disagreeing with this. The problem is getting the word out to those who would enjoy it more. Over the years I ...
In a message dated 6/3/2004 1:42:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tekumel@yahoogroups.com writes: Indeed, I could fix up the names to reflect "real" Pan Chakan...
