Church of Immortality?

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From: G. Fried (address.removed@nowhere.tld)
Date: Mon 18 Apr 1994 - 02:17:35 EEST


G. Fried here.

Been away from my computer for a few days, off on a job-interview, but I was able to land a copy of _Strangers in Prax_ while on the road, so at least I got _something_ out of the trip....

Question. In the desciption of Maculus, we learn that he fell prey to the Cult of Immortality, "an insidious false religion that claims to sell the secret of eteranl life." We are told that the cult is really a pyramid scheme, and that when "Maculus finally reached the top of the pyramid, he discovered that the religion he had spent the last 85 years toiling for was an empty, hollow sham, and this prompted a complete nervous collapse." (SiP 25)

Now, given that the age for Maculus is presently given as 132 (SiP 30), how is the Cult of Immortality to be understood as this "empty, hollow sham"? Seems it did SOMETHING for Maculus. Is the "sham" that the cult just extends life, but does not grant true immortality -- AND it requires draining others of their youth? Any more about this cult?

John Hughes:
I definitely agree with your thoughts about the Uleria cult. Certainly there will be temples that resemble a brothel, but it would be a shame to reduce the entire cult to this image. If it isn't off limits to make this comparison, I'd say lot of the Uleria cultists are something like the mother of Deanna Troy on Star Trek. Sophisticated, expansive, broadly 'erotic' but not necessarily sexual with all comers (oops! pun!).

GF out.

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