July 2011
5 posts
The Screwtape Letters
‘The Screwtape Letters’ is a short satirical essay/story written by CS Lewis, which upon reading, I thought was pretty damn unique! I’d never read anything quite like it.
It consists of a series of thirty-one letters written from an experienced demon, Screwtape, to his younger nephew, Wormwood. The focus is a ‘patient’ of Wormwood, an Englishman living in WW2 era...
Veritably Vivid Vignettes of a Visioned Vicinity!
In the past few months, i’ve began collaborating in the creation of a text based adventure game. Being that I’m fairly inept in the intricacies of writing complex code( which is a wonderous yet underappreciated form of art it its own way) i’ve been working as the main writer; my domain being event, locales & interractions!
Anywho here are some exerpts from the early stages...
The Relativity of Wrong
“John, when people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together.”
Another Asimov piece of writing today; I’m rather liking his stuff, so expect plenty more in...
Isaac Asimov's "The 'Threat' of Creationism"
“The universal opinion over thousands of years that the earth was flat never flattened its spherical shape by one inch.”
“It’s just that an argument based on kindergarten terms is suitable only for kindergartens.”
Asimov effectively tears creationist science a new one. He makes a point that while evolutionary science is based on proving their theory, the...
