Neighbor George
The MIT Press Podcast
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Religion Is a Path to the Supernatural
Many people have started developing new religions and spiritual practices based on science fiction and fantasy. Scientology is a classic example, because it's based on the idea of extrterrestrial beings coming to earth five thousand years ago,. Now, of course, is cuanon, where believers in cuanon have basically developd a syphi fantasy about what that explains the world. But as you were talking about these different cults or religious groupings round different books and altars and things, i can't imagine whatever ever forming around fano or in any of his stories. There just isn't room for a religious system or any possibility for anything else.
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