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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke #174836 03/19/2008 1:54 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY Today marks the passing of one of the greatest writers of science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke. In his honor, I post his "laws": 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I know most of those visiting this website are born readers, although not all of science fiction, and hopefully appreciate the contributions Mr. Clarke made to expanding our thoughts and the pushing out the boundaries of what we know into what might be... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke He will be greatly missed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke twosleepy #174837 03/19/2008 2:06 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand 2001, one of my favourite Movies/books. What a guy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke olly #174838 03/19/2008 2:43 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont oh, I hadn't heard. what a loss. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke Buffalo Shrdlu #174842 03/19/2008 4:35 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass  Quote: "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke tsuwm #174843 03/19/2008 4:42 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: tsuwm  Quote: "Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." Is he talking about Aliens? Or God? Or both? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke The Pook #174845 03/19/2008 10:47 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 He was a very important influence in my early life. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke twosleepy #174854 03/19/2008 2:35 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Sad, all too sad. I've always felt that Childhood's End would make a great film. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke zmjezhd #174879 03/20/2008 3:43 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada He was quoted today as saying (as accurately as I can remember) that UFO's tell us very little about intelligence on other planets. On the other hand they have a lot to say about its relative scarcity on Earth. There is a certain genre of SciFi that springs from philosophical thought and scientific speculation and another that starts with "Ooh, I have a great idea for a monster..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke Zed #174880 03/20/2008 5:02 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Clarke's philosophy for 2001-2010 was similar to Platonic gnosticism with its hope of escaping from the confines and limitations of the body. In his schema the stages are flesh to machine to pure energy, but it's essentially the same old Greek ideas recast in the guise of Science Fiction. There's nothing new under the sun. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sad news.... RIP Arthur C. Clarke The Pook #175023 03/24/2008 2:50 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Regarding "Childhood's End": I agree. It would make a great movie. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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