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Month: November 2021

Speculative Fiction and Knowledge

This is part of a series of posts about the value of speculative fiction in understanding religion.

Generally, speculative fiction is a poor place to learn about the real world. In other words, there are reasons to doubt the cognitive … Read the rest

Author andy dibblePosted on November 28, 2021January 30, 2022Tags Literature, Philosophy, Speculative Fiction3 Comments on Speculative Fiction and Knowledge

A Helpful Portrayal of Religion in SF: Ursula Le Guin’s The Telling

This is part of a series of posts about the value of speculative fiction in understanding religion.

I’ve discussed portrayals of religion I think are best avoided in speculative fiction, but how can we understand what makes a of portrayal … Read the rest

Author andy dibblePosted on November 26, 2021December 19, 2021Tags Religion, Speculative Fiction

Unhelpful Portrayals of Religion

This is part of a series of posts about the value of speculative fiction in understanding religion.

I’m editing an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories about religion called Strange Religion, planned to be out in April. So … Read the rest

Author andy dibblePosted on November 23, 2021December 19, 2021Tags Religion, Speculative Fiction

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