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Atheists & Agnostics

exboyfil

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1. There is a whole subgenre of SF dedicated to answering that question

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:35 PM

Dec 2020

A Case of Conscience by James Blish being one of the better representatives of the genre (at least from when I was a kid - I don't read much SF anymore).

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If there are aliens here, or on other planets- star systems, [View all] 3Hotdogs Dec 2020 OP

There is a whole subgenre of SF dedicated to answering that question exboyfil Dec 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #7

There's an old science fiction story about that question. Each world got its own savior, tblue37 Dec 2020 #2

"Each world got its own savior," - Mitt Romney is waiting for his personal world as its God. keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #6

Some new age people who are atheists BigmanPigman Dec 2020 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #9

Jesus taught karma and reincarnation, the realm where dying happens, and how to avoid that Karadeniz Dec 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #10

In have an excellent joke about that subject. Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #5

! rurallib Dec 2020 #11

I like that! nancy1942 Dec 2020 #12

hahaha mountain grammy Dec 2020 #14

... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2020 #15

I can't answer your questions, safeinOhio Dec 2020 #8

No he hits earthers up KatyMan Dec 2020 #13

Don't ask stupid questions Warpy Jan 2021 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jan 2021 #17