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Socrates taught his students that the pursuit of truth can only begin once
they start to question and analyze every belief that they ever held dear.
If
a certain belief passes the tests of evidence, deduction, and logic, it
should be kept. If it doesn't, the belief should not only be discarded,
but
the thinker must also then question why he was led to believe the
erroneous
"The Doctor" <doctor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On 21 Mar, 20:02, "Ian Salsbury" <I...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > On 19 Mar, 18:30, "Ian Salsbury" <I...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >> "Mr.Smartypants" <anybod...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >> On Mar 18, 8:17 pm, doc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(The Doctor) wrote:
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> >> >> > Newsflash!!
> >>
> >> >> > Sir Arthur Charles Clarke has died at the age of 90.
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Old people die. Get used to it Yads.
> >>
> >> >> At the grand old age of 90 he certainly had a good innings. A
fantastic
> >> >> authour, really enjoyed a fair few of his books ( Childhood`s End
and The
> >> >> Songs of Distant Earth spring to mind ) so I`ll raise a glass of
wine to
> >> >> him
> >> >> tonight. Never did read 2001...and must confess to finding the
film
> >> >> something of a chore.
> >>
> >> > He certainly put out his share - I'm a fan of the Rama series
> >> > particularly, and Songs of Distant Earth (Clarke's own favourite,
I've
> >> > heard).
> >>
> >> I`ve only read the first Rama book...enjoyable enough but I don`t
rate
it as
> >> higly as some others I`ve read by him. I`m glad to hear he was so
fond
of
> >> SoDE, I adored the book and found it quite moving at the end.
> >
> >The first one is a sort of standalone - it doesn't relate much to the
> >subsequent trilogy except for providing background; the characters,
> >situation and plot are all different. Personally I think Gardens of
> >Rama (the third one) is the best.
> >
> >Phil
>
> About his Space Tourism prediction ...
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