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Let me explain this so it's nice and clear for everyone to understand.  This is an encyclopedia.  The facts I put in ''are'' facts.  The references are a beginning, not an entirety.  If you find that the references  are not enough to teach you that what is written is correct, then it is up to you to research the entirety of what is written in that section.  I am not here as a teacher, I am not being paid to be a teacher, nor would I take up that task given the tone of this encyclopedia.  I am interested in one thing and one thing only, facts.  If you find that your own knowledge is short on these facts, tough, teach yourself, that is '''not''' my duty.  If you find my tone harsh, not my problem, I talk straight, I don't mess around and I don't bother with deceptions, lies and misconceptions.  I state my case, put forward the basics of evidence, and expect that readers are intelligent enough to read, research, debate, question, and ultimately agree or disagree with what I have written, ''based'' on the work that a reader is willing to put in themselves.  I have no time whatsoever with academic laziness nor will I ''ever'' allow myself to encourage such laziness in students and prospective students.--[[User:Ieuan|Ieuan]] 19:22, 2 December 2008 (EST)
 
Let me explain this so it's nice and clear for everyone to understand.  This is an encyclopedia.  The facts I put in ''are'' facts.  The references are a beginning, not an entirety.  If you find that the references  are not enough to teach you that what is written is correct, then it is up to you to research the entirety of what is written in that section.  I am not here as a teacher, I am not being paid to be a teacher, nor would I take up that task given the tone of this encyclopedia.  I am interested in one thing and one thing only, facts.  If you find that your own knowledge is short on these facts, tough, teach yourself, that is '''not''' my duty.  If you find my tone harsh, not my problem, I talk straight, I don't mess around and I don't bother with deceptions, lies and misconceptions.  I state my case, put forward the basics of evidence, and expect that readers are intelligent enough to read, research, debate, question, and ultimately agree or disagree with what I have written, ''based'' on the work that a reader is willing to put in themselves.  I have no time whatsoever with academic laziness nor will I ''ever'' allow myself to encourage such laziness in students and prospective students.--[[User:Ieuan|Ieuan]] 19:22, 2 December 2008 (EST)
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==Theofiction==
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Let me just jump in here (pardon any overlap and/or lack of coherency) and introduce what may be an overlooked idea.  The idea is [[Freeman Dyson]]'s theofiction.  Basically, Dyson believes that most science fiction is not so good.  But according to Dyson, one shiny star in the universe of science fiction is what he has identified as theofiction.
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Discussions about Dyson's theofiction:
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=fxz40YdZrkMC&pg=RA1-PA138&dq=theofiction&ei=M-Q1SfKsMZTMkAT3i5n_DA ''A Many-colored Glass''] (book by [[Freeman Dyson]])
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=GQGAkk_CWw8C&pg=PA172&dq=theofiction&ei=M-Q1SfKsMZTMkAT3i5n_DA#PPA171,M1 ''Science and the Trinity: The Christian Encounter with Reality''] (book by [[John Polkinghorne]])
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=01X197TvpaoC&pg=PA111&dq=theofiction&ei=M-Q1SfKsMZTMkAT3i5n_DA ''Spiritual Information''] (book by [[Charles L. Harper]], [[John Templeton]])
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*[http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15220 Article by Dyson] (found in ''[[New York Review of Books]]'')
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*[http://www.google.com/search?q=theofiction&sa=N&tab=pw Google general search results] on theofiction
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*[http://books.google.com/books?q=theofiction&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=np Google book search results] on theofiction
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*[http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=theofiction&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn Google news search results] on theofiction
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I'm not a great writer and I don't fully understand theofiction, but I'd be happy to try and help create some content about it.  (though my real passions lie more in non-fiction science and religion writings) --[[User:RickD|RickD]] 21:00, 2 December 2008 (EST)
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