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chefcrsh
Skeptic Friend
Hong Kong
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 Posted - 08/02/2010 : 08:51:13
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Ray Bradbury and his deli (but it ain't kosher) religion. Shame he seemed like such a smart guy...
"The 89-year-old science fiction author watches Fox News Channel by day, Turner Classic Movies by night. He spends the rest of his time summoning "the monsters and angels" of his imagination for his enchanting tales."
" "It's a God-given thing, and I'm so grateful, so, so grateful. The best description of my career as a writer is, 'At play in the fields of the Lord.' "
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/02/Bradbury/index.html?hpt=C1
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Edited by - chefcrsh on 08/02/2010 08:51:51
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
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Posted - 09/02/2010 : 20:29:35 [Permalink]
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Meh. His idea of his 'religion' seems harmless enough, I doubt that he'll ever come banging on my door or start haranguing my daughter in the open spaces at her university.
And I've never been a fan of him anyway. Great writer, but a lousy scientist. My type of SF requires that the author be fairly competent at both. |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 02:09:01 [Permalink]
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| I agree with The Rat. Bradbury's always been a "soft science fiction" writer. Along with his fantasy. I'm fine with fantasy, including his, but enjoy my SF "hard." Ray Bradbury has always had a soft spot on the top of his head, making him less than a critical thinker, though a fine enough writer. It's not as though he's suddenly "gone bad" -- he's always been a poor critical thinker. |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 09/03/2010 : 07:46:33 [Permalink]
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Writing skill does not imply the ability to think critically. (see Orson Scott Card)
Ray Bradbury has, as far as I know, always been sort of quietly religious. Doesn't detract anything from his writing. He is an amazing talent and you can rarely detect his religious beliefs in his writing.
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Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"god :: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument." - G. Carlin
Hope, n.
The handmaiden of desperation; the opiate of despair; the illegible signpost on the road to perdition. ~~ da filth |
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What a shame
