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Re: the future is just like the past...

#75950 07/16/02 10:58 AM

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TheFallibleFiend

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Ever read Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke, Helen (or anyone)? Nice bit in there about why we have a particular image of the Devil - related to the circularity of time.

A great and haunting story. Forgot that part about circularity of time.

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positive/negative futurism? FishonaBike 07/14/02 10:51 PM

Re: positive/negative futurism? Buffalo Shrdlu 07/14/02 11:03 PM

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Re: positive/negative futurism? FishonaBike 07/15/02 10:16 AM

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Re: Futuring the Present TheFallibleFiend 07/12/02 04:15 PM

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the real Bill Gates (tm) FishonaBike 07/15/02 01:05 PM

the future is just like the past... of troy 07/15/02 05:50 PM

Re: the future is just like the past... inselpeter 07/15/02 06:08 PM

Re: the future is just like the past... milum 07/15/02 06:36 PM

Re: the future is just like the past... of troy 07/15/02 07:35 PM

Re: the future is just like the past... FishonaBike 07/15/02 08:18 PM

Re: the future is just like the past... TheFallibleFiend 07/16/02 10:58 AM

Re: the future is just like the past... FishonaBike 07/16/02 02:26 PM

Re: the future is just like the past... WhitmanO'Neill 07/18/02 03:33 PM

Re: the future is just the last.. Wordwind 07/18/02 03:38 PM

Re: the future is just the last.. Wordwind 07/18/02 03:44 PM

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Try this on for size Fiberbabe 07/15/02 02:22 AM

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past-ing the present FishonaBike 07/15/02 10:28 AM

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Re: Fulfilling prophecies FishonaBike 07/17/02 09:55 AM

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Re: Fulfilling prophecies FishonaBike 07/18/02 09:21 PM

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Re: Fulfilling prophecies FishonaBike 07/19/02 08:39 AM

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SF Prophecies? FishonaBike 07/21/02 12:35 AM

Re: SF Prophecies? WhitmanO'Neill 07/21/02 03:30 AM

Re: SF Prophecies? of troy 07/21/02 01:43 PM

watching the watchers FishonaBike 07/22/02 09:07 AM

Re: SF Prophecies? TheFallibleFiend 07/23/02 07:19 PM

Re: Fulfilling prophecies inselpeter 07/16/02 05:58 PM

Re: Fulfilling prophecies FishonaBike 07/17/02 09:38 AM

Re: Futuring the Present milum 07/18/02 03:25 AM

one hand clapping FishonaBike 07/18/02 09:50 AM

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the other hand clapping FishonaBike 07/18/02 01:00 PM

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Re: Futuring the Present doc_comfort 07/23/02 04:26 AM

The paradox of time belligerentyouth 07/23/02 11:57 AM

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