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I read the complete short stories of Arthur C. Clarke recently and one of the things that really struck me was that several of the early stories (long before NA
by mrec 2y ago
I read the complete short stories of Arthur C. Clarke recently and one of the things that really struck me was that several of the early stories (long before NASA) had lunar-native plants growing wild on the Moon. For a hard SF writer I found that extraordinary; you forget just how much the speculative consensus has changed within quite a short period.
In a similar vein, several of the early stories seem convinced by the evidence for psionics...
- WillAdams 2y agoBefore the advent of cell phones it seemed expedient to have telepathy for quick communication --- that said, Heinlein did predict them in his novel _Space Cadet_ (though they don't make more than a brief appearance).
- james_marks 2y agoFor those that don’t understand Clarke’s relation to cell phones: https://web.mit.edu/m-i-t/science_fiction/jenkins/jenkins_4.html#:~:text=Arthur%20C.,Clarke&text=After%20the%20crest%20of%20World,to%20the%20publication%20Wireless%20World https://web.mit.edu/m-i-t/science_fiction/jenkins/jenkins_4.....
- technothrasher 2y agoClarke had a pretty interesting progression from belief in many paranormal claims to hard core skeptic over his lifetime, and similarly from pantheist to atheist.
- 77pt77 2y agoAlso progression from gay to pedophile. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/It+doesn%27t+do+any+harm+...most+of+the+damage+comes+from+fuss+made+by...-a060659502 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/It+doesn%27t+do+any+harm+...m... There is so much corroborating evidence it's an almost certainty.