Speaking of robots, who had them first: Simak or Asimov? The Matrix trilogy is unabashedly Gnostic in its origins. Gnosticism is an ancient mystery religion...
Paul, I love that idea of the Amish in the bluff country. I live in Amish country in Pennsylvania and like them a lot. That's a story I will be eager to...
... Gnosticism is an ancient mystery religion that became a Christian heresy and was suppressed. The virtual reality aspect of it is something that scifi...
I find Gnosticism fascinating, far more so than mainstream religion. Colleen ... Gnosticism is an ancient mystery religion that became a Christian heresy and...
Not to go too far off the group topic, but there was an interesting book by Timothy Freke entitled "The Jesus Mysteries." It's written for a popular audience...
Gilgamesh epic and other legends, like Atlantis, might have been myths that came about long after an actual worldwide flood. That makes more sense unless the...
Clifford was interviewed by Paul Walker ( /Speaking of Science Fiction: The Paul Walker Interviews. /1978. Oradell, New Jersey: Luna Publications.) and said...
Dick would have been an interesting character to hang with, and would probably induce a headache in me in short order. I would hope that his neuroses would...
I just read Way Station for the umpteenth time. It continues to be my favorite Simak book. I still read it at one sitting. It has, I believe, his most...
... To each his/her own. I find it the most Californian of religions, very self-centered. I imagine it will replace Buddhism as the trendy new spiritual...
Hi :) I've been posting messages around yahoo groups in search for the title and author of "something" I read years ago:) It is the story of a guy with bizarre...
Margarita, The story rings some bells, but I can't really identify it. It sounds like it might be a short story by the horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft, but I...
I would suggest researching the original meaning of Gnosticism and perhaps reading the Gnostic gospels before you make blanket statements against it. Colleen ...
I've read plenty about Gnosticism over the years. Seeing how you are free to express your personal fascination with it, and your lack of fascination with...
Actually it IS by Lovecraft! I found Shadow Overn Innsmouth and read it and it turned out that this is the story I had been looking for! Thanks a lot for the...
I just picked up a decent copy of Wonder Stories March 1932 with the Clifford Simak story "Mutiny on Mercury". What a difference between his later work. This...
"Actually it IS by Lovecraft! I found Shadow Over Innsmouth and read it and it turned out that this is the story I had been looking for!"
Have a look at...
I prefered the movie The Shuttered Room to the story, believe it or not. It's got that 70's bleak thing down pat. And Carol Lynley is beautiful. ... Sparkdog...
Sarcasm is not becoming. I saw that you had some misconceptions about gnostism and I responded. You are free to do the same. I'm not sure what your previous...
Whatever the drift of these divergent views about religion, I find them fit for a Simak plot. I think the whole problem with religion, for Simak, was the...
About as much as your post saying you found gnosticism more fascinating than other religions. I guess sarcasm is in the eye of the beholder; when someone says...
... religions. ... backwoods atheism, akin to the Transcendentalists in terms of FEELING, not religious orthodoxy of any kind. In fact, the one artistic...
I certainly did not flame you. sparkdog65 <sparkdog65@...> wrote: About as much as your post saying you found gnosticism more fascinating than other...
I'd be interested in seeing which titles pop up the most. Sparkdog __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
Hmmmm, I never viewed Simak as atheistic, perhaps at most, he might be called agnostic, but he seemed to have a basic view that God existed (in my opinion) and...
That's why I put "god" in quotations, nature being all the "god" he needs. To me, nature takes the place of god in his writing. But I've read enough different...
Has to be Desertion. But then being long in the tooth the Simak stuff I read in my early teens still has the power to enthrall and move me. How much of that is...
I really enjoyed the entirety of The Big Front Yard. jp Has to be Desertion. But then being long in the tooth the Simak stuff I read in my early teens still...
