Comments on: science fiction http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/science-fiction/ sex blogs aren't just about sex Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: janeway http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/science-fiction/#comment-12 janeway Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:12:25 +0000 http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-12 Arthur Clarke was unparalleled in his ability to propel his readers' thoughts down previously unexplored highways - to make them think differently. And not really about science or technology (or erotica :-)), but about issues that are critically important to us as humans, and unexpected consequences of even the most well intentioned actions. Good story, and good thought piece. Arthur Clarke was unparalleled in his ability to propel his readers’ thoughts down previously unexplored highways – to make them think differently. And not really about science or technology (or erotica :-)), but about issues that are critically important to us as humans, and unexpected consequences of even the most well intentioned actions.

Good story, and good thought piece.

]]> By: Marianne http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/science-fiction/#comment-11 Marianne Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:08:29 +0000 http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-11 I think it's our biggest dread that those words and thoughts don't get picked up by another (reading) mind. Or that if they are picked up, they aren't just interpreted, but misinterpreted. I think it’s our biggest dread that those words and thoughts don’t get picked up by another (reading) mind. Or that if they are picked up, they aren’t just interpreted, but misinterpreted.

]]> By: Z http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/science-fiction/#comment-10 Z Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:42:03 +0000 http://typingwithonehand.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-10 That last line made me laugh aloud. That's it though, isn't it? Once it is written, it takes on a life of its own, carrying with it our words, our subliminal meanings, and everything the reader projects onto that. That last line made me laugh aloud. That’s it though, isn’t it? Once it is written, it takes on a life of its own, carrying with it our words, our subliminal meanings, and everything the reader projects onto that.

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