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From: mneideng@****.caltech.edu (Mark L. Neidengard)
Subject: Re: Two years old
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 15:13:00 -0800 (PST)
According to SCN User:
>
> If a free spirit can't see things devoid of emotional content,then
> can they see a hologram? howabout a holo of a loved one/hated enemy?
>
> Can a spirit see a wall if it has no emotional value (no rage of
> grafitti on it, etc.)?
>
> Can the same spirit see a person if that person has lost all their
> essence and has, in game terms, become an emotionless robot? (do
> such things have souls anymore?)

If the spirit is manifest, there is no reason it can't see everything in
perfect, mundane detail. This is what it _means_ to be Manifest. Therefore,
the spirit could interact with "machine-generated" symbols, cybered people,
and the whole slew.
--
/!\/!ark /!\!eidengard, CS Major, VLSI. http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mneideng
"Fairy of sleep, controller of illusions" Operator/Jack-of-all-Trades, CACR
"Control the person for my own purpose." "Don't mess with the Dark
Elves!"
-Pirotess, _Record_of_Lodoss_War_ Shadowrunner and Anime Addict

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