Mostly Wright
My previous post on random album cover generators proved to be hugely successful, by my standards. Do read the comments, which have links to other great examples of serendipitous album art.
I strongly recommend you read what Books Under the Bridge has to say about religion in science fiction. It's a series of four blog posts, each with a long, stimulating comments section. Read part one, part two, part three, and part four.
In the comments of part one, you'll see I grab an opportunity to flog one of my favorite religion-in-SF novels, The Mote In God's Eye, which is remarkable for the casual (and to me, believable) way religion is depicted: always there, in the background, neither impotent nor menacing. Also of note are the very long comments by SF author John Wright, a former atheist and current Christian (hmmm, what are the implications of that word "current"? What will he logically turn into next--a Rosicrucian? An anarcho-socialist post-Jesuit with a soft spot for vegetarian triumphalism?) who, oddly, is a skeptic on the question of including religion in any fiction at all, except in its extreme forms. (Read his argument; it's more plausible than my summary makes it sound. More plausible, and somewhat convincing, but not completely.)
Umie the Umlaut says, "ask your doctor about the Fredösphere!"
1 Comments:
Fred, thanks for the links! It was also good to have you contributing to our "stimulating" comments section. :) I thought it turned into quite a good discussion.
John Wright's contributions were interesting. When he wants to write, he sure writes a lot, and he's not shy about voicing his opinions.
Also, I thought you might want to link to John Wright's Livejournal page. His blog seems to be mostly defunct.
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