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   Derek Broughton to All   
   Re: Scifi religion, Christianity   
   26 Jun 09 11:58:33   
   
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   From: derek@pointerstop.ca   
      
   Öjevind Lång wrote:   
      
   > "Steve Hayes"  skrev i meddelandet   
   > news:v3fvs4pvuenofac9suojo34j4halju279r@4ax.com...   
   >> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:33:01 -0700 (PDT), claire.easthope@ntlworld.com   
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On 27 Mar, 21:18, admin  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> any thoughts? is scifi incompatible with religion ( christianity??)   
   >>   
   >> No.   
   >>   
   >> C.S. Lewis (a Christian) wrote scifi.   
   >>   
   >> as did Arthur C. Clarke (probably a Buddhist).   
      
   I read something just within the last week in which Clarke was rather   
   scathing of Buddhism, but I think he came around...   
      
   There is of course, L. Ron Hubbard, who built a whole religion around SF.   
   --   
   derek   
      
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