The fictional cosmic religion of “Earthseed,” featured in the works of Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), one of the greatest science fiction writers of all times, keeps inspiring new religious ideas and movements in the real world.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
2114 (part 6) – on the nature of evil
Editor’s note: This is part 6 of Khannea’s 2113 future history.
Virtually Sacred, by Robert Geraci – religion in World of Warcraft and Second Life
Robert Geraci, the author of “Apocalyptic AI – Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality,” has a new book published by Oxford University Press: “Virtually Sacred – Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life.”
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Slow unSingularity – so what? Reply to George Dvorsky and Ramez Naam
My 2009 article “I am a Singularitian who does not believe in the Singularity” started interesting online discussions [ExI] [SL4]. I wrote this revised version after reading “Is It Time to Give Up on the Singularity?” on io9, by George Dvorsky and Ramez Naam.
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Aliens and vampires in Octavia E. Butler’s science fiction
I love the works of Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), one of the greatest science fiction writers of all times.
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