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“I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell to bribe or scare me into acting decently.”
― The Sparrow
― The Sparrow
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.”
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“It's supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to push this button. ”
― Stand on Zanzibar
― Stand on Zanzibar
“Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals.”
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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Hard SF
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This is a discussion group for this specific subgenre in SF where the plausibility of the science counts.
Sloatsburg Public Library's Book to Screen Digital Book Club
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An online book club for our readers hosted by Katie from the Sloatsburg Public Library. The intention is to examine books that have been presented on ...more
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