Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God - Robert Charles Wilson
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Although humankind today can peer far deeper into the universe than ever before, we still find ourselves surrounded by the unknown and perhaps the unknowable. All great science fiction has used the human imagination to explore that realm beyond the known, just as theistic religions have done since long before the genre existed.
As Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson argues in Owning the Unknown, the genre’s freewheeling speculation and systematic world-building make it a unique lens for understanding, examining, and assessing the truth claims of religions in general and Christianity in particular.
Drawing on his personal experience, his work as a science-fiction writer, and his deep knowledge of the classics of the genre, he makes the case for what he calls intuitive atheism—an atheism drawn from everyday personal knowledge that doesn’t depend on familiarity with the scholarly debate about theology and metaphysics, any more than a robust personal Christianity does. And as he reminds us, the secrets that remain hidden beyond the borders of the known universe—should we ever discover them—will probably not resemble anything currently found in our most prized philosophies, our most sacred texts, or our most imaginative science fiction.
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This post has 6 comments with rating of 5/5
November 27th, 2023
Robert Charles Wilson - always worth a Spin.
November 28th, 2023
atheists are the least likely to find truth, because their whole premise is based on denying existence and the miracle of its creation. but sounds interesting nonetheless
November 28th, 2023
So tell me what is truth? Is truth the unchanging law that you perceive? are my truths the same as yours? Do only the people who believe the same as you only find the truth according to you?
It is the high moral judgement of people like you Privateero who think only they understand the mind of your god and that gives you the right to make such overarching judgements about such a large amount of people.
Your statement is the kind of moral superiority that drove me from the church. Any truly just god would find people like you so reprehensible that he would be forced to condemn you to the deepest pits of hell.
Oh yeah right, you just have to say 3 hail Marys and ask to be forgiven and all is well and good in your world. Must be nice to say and do anything and know that yes you will go to heaven. No wonder you can be so judgemental and discount the teachings of your religion at will.
Hypocrisy knows knows no bounds on here.
On a lighter note ty for the upload.
November 28th, 2023
Well said cluckers!
November 28th, 2023
“Duh, well, when I was a child, I was told that there’s a zombie in the sky who doesn’t want me to eat shellfish and has no problem with the genocide of millions of people around the world, so as an adult, to show people how good of a person I am, I still believe it - oh, by the way, the easter bunny, tooth fairy and santa aren’t real, and only stupid people believe in those… but the other guy is definitely real and I’m a very good person for believing it… it’s weird how no other form of life on earth seems to have a belief in this god, yet every life form on this planet worships a human god… a male one… a white male one… a white male god who looks european… yes, dolphins, ants and any alien form of life we have yet to discover ALL worship a white male european god, how convenient… did I mention that I’m a good person??” LOL!!
November 28th, 2023
(Wait till Special K finds out Jesus was Jewish. Then the real hate will begin!)
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