From: Stephen Martin (ilium@juno.com)
Date: Wed 13 Aug 1997 - 05:27:11 EEST
Paul Harmaty on Calendars
>RW science has no place in Glorantha.
>The Gloranthan world isn't even a sphere!
>Why should RW biology hold true?
I believe this was addressed by the person (Jane Williams?) who asked why
not give all humans four arms instead.
A more specific answer is that if you change humans too much, they cease
to be humans. And, while the occasional non-human is fun, most people
prefer to play and read about humans. What percentage of fiction books
and movies have non-humans as the predominant characters? And how popular
are/were such pieces?
>As far as I know the Mostali, Aldyami, Uz, Dragonewts, etc. don't use
this >calendar. Do they?
Nor do the fully human Kralorelans, Doraddi, Pelorians (originally, they
used a ten-day week. Also, their "days" used to be four days long, per
Genertela Book). I am sure the original Balazarings didn't, though have
no proof of this.
Trolls certainly don't menstruate in the same cycle as humans, and yet as
far as I can tell they do use the Theyalan calendar.
Lack of information is generally not considered to be evidence.
Stephen Martin
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