1. Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, Charles Manson & the Birth of Cults: A Twitter Essay. (warning: this will run long).
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6. Important to understand that rationality of hard s.f. was always a facade, at heart it was a religion of mysticism.
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7. At core of hard sf was desire for new forms of transcendence in world where traditional religions challenged by science: sense of wonder
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@HeerJeet Precisely. The ASTOUNDING kind of "hard" SF is a kind of tough-guy rhetorical style that lays claim to science's rigor (1/2)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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