Book 26. (7 results) Witness of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
19
308
To be sure, perhaps a Priest-King might show up and say, "No, that is not what I wanted, at all".
19
309
But how would you know it was a Priest-King? How would it establish its identity? Perhaps it could uproot trees, or kill people, or something.
19
310
But, could Priest-Kings do such things? And, if so, was it only Priest-Kings who could do them? I expected that, here and there on this world, and doubtless on others, similar ceremonies might take place.
19
311
The women of city A, for example, might be led to believe that it was the will of the Priest-Kings that they become the slaves of the men of city B, and the women of city B might be led to believe that it was the will of the Priest-Kings that they become the slaves of the men of city A.
19
312
To be sure, there is nothing inconsistent in this possibility.
19
313
I supposed that a woman might, in theory, believe that she, say, because she deserved it, or because it was appropriate for her, was destined to slavery by the Priest-Kings.
19
314
Perhaps she would accept this in virtue of the supposed wisdom of Priest-Kings.
To be sure, perhaps a Priest-King might show up and say, "No, that is not what I wanted, at all".
But how would you know it was a Priest-King? How would it establish its identity? Perhaps it could uproot trees, or kill people, or something.
But, could Priest-Kings do such things? And, if so, was it only Priest-Kings who could do them? I expected that, here and there on this world, and doubtless on others, similar ceremonies might take place.
The women of city A, for example, might be led to believe that it was the will of the Priest-Kings that they become the slaves of the men of city B, and the women of city B might be led to believe that it was the will of the Priest-Kings that they become the slaves of the men of city A.
To be sure, there is nothing inconsistent in this possibility.
I supposed that a woman might, in theory, believe that she, say, because she deserved it, or because it was appropriate for her, was destined to slavery by the Priest-Kings.
Perhaps she would accept this in virtue of the supposed wisdom of Priest-Kings.
- (Witness of Gor, Chapter )