Why did Morn think destroying Calm Horizons was important?

[Loredoctor]

Excellent post, Skeletal Grace!
I think that the Amnion may not have resorted to using genetic terrorists simply because they could not trust humans; the terror of being injected with a delayed mutagen would perhaps cause the individual to seek an antidote rather than spread the mutagen around. In the light of the antidote becoming public, it is even less likely for people to follow the Amnion. Second, I may be mistaken, but wasn't the air-borne mutagen problematic?

[Skeletal Grace]

True, Loremaster... Humans are untrustworthy... But that is also how the Amnion can use us.

The very treacherous nature of the self-serving human plays into the Amnion's hands so much easier by dangling a mutagenetic Sword of Damocles over their chosen agents.

Out of the three people in the book we get to see injected with the delayed mutagene, they all complied with the Amnion's requests (albeit that Warden tried to play a game of his own). Ciro betrayed his own flesh and blood even after he got the anti mutagene, and Sorus had betrayed humanity for years because of this dormant horror. That is how strong of a grip the Amnion could have applied to human space.

Since time is an issue and the fact that the delayed mutagene is applied to "mere mortals" without access to high tech labs, I find it hard to believe that these unfortunate would-be genetic terrorists would instead prowl around looking for an anti-dote. Remember... Not even Sorus did. She even had an affair with the guy who ran security for one of the most advanced labs for genetic research in the galaxy, and still she didn't hunt for an antidote!

Fear is a strong convincing factor when choosing between two options.

As I said... In a series of books spanning over so incredibly much in technology, politics and information it is of course a trivial thing to turn one aspect of it inside out, but since the story did revolve around the conflict between Human and Forbidden Space, the question should be asked.

I am just curious if you guys felt the same way...

PS. I don't remember there being a "problem" with the airborne mutagene... Maybe I missed that?

[Loredoctor]

Good reply, SG.
Wasn't Beckmann's lab more of a facility to research gravity? Perhaps Sorus couldn't get an antidote because of that. I mean she would've, right?