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Posted on 05/10/2011 12:11:36 PM PDT by Abin Sur
Are you referring to Clarke’s (alleged) pedophilia? I’d say it’s pretty well proven, and I don’t think anybody has to prove it to you or anybody else.
Spoken like an illiterate who never read a book. You might make the case that Jules Verne was a lightweight, but hardly a nerd. And H.G. Wells was neither. Even Mark Twain once wrote a sci-fi story. But then, I’m probably betraying my own dorkiness by admitting that I’m actually aware that there’s such a thing as literature.
I was referring to your use of the word "proclivities."
Drive-by character-assassination is fun, isn't it?
“Those who beat their guns into plowshares invariably find themselves plowing for those who didn’t.”
-Thomas Jefferson
“Why are you surprised? Sci-Fi is for nerds and dorks who gobble pizza and have a pile of filthy jerk socks under their computer desk and a hard drive filled with Japanese cartoon “anime” porn of little girls in sailor suits. They’re half queers, at a minimum.”
LOL! The real losers are those who cluelessly stereotype others while completely missing the mark. Many of the Apollo astronauts were science fiction fans, for instance.
I hope you grow up someday, “Kid”.
“The Weapons Shops of Isher”
The shops’ motto was,
FINE WEAPONS. THE RIGHT TO BUY WEAPONS IS THE RIGHT TO BE FREE.
Still true to this day, isn’t it? On the subject, Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” had for me a really creepy ending. So did James Blish’ “Cities in Flight”. Isaac Asimov was an outspoken atheist, IIRC. A denial of the immortality of the human spirit seemed to be a common thread.
Of course, I read speculative fiction only while I was in college and still ferociously intellectual. That was four decades ago. My mental pretensions have sinced evolved:
“A man’s got to believe in something. Believe I’ll have another drink.”
So true. Mr. Clarke is quite obviously unfamiliar with the lethality potential of a quarterstaff.
Most obviously, it is utterly lethal if you want it to be.
Get your guy down and keep pounding till his head is mush. Works every time.
Translation: Only the “rights givers” have any rights. But of course, it’s for YOUR OWN GOOD, don’t you know!!!
A science fiction author.
“Travis Shane Taylor ... holds a doctorate in Optical Science and Engineering and master’s degrees in Physics and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; a master’s degree in Astronomy from the University of Western Sydney; and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He is also a licensed professional engineer in the state of Alabama.”
“He lists his hobbies as competitive karate, piloting, SCUBA diving, riding mountain bikes and road bikes and singing in rock bands.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_S._Taylor
Actually, this a reasonably good description of the average guy attending a Mensa meeting, not all of whom are by any means SF fans.
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Wow, a genuine mutation.
... Or he's imagining things.
You need to meet Dr. Travis Taylor.
Rocket scientist, geek, martial artist, gun nut, patriot, and SF Author.
Sort of the exact opposite of Arthur C. Clarke. He think we need to be able blow ‘em up REAL GOOD!
Next time, I'll submit my post in Elven runes. How about that?
Actually, mountain bikes, not dirt bikes.
Mountain bikes require a level of actual physical activity and fitness.
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