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BeefGriller quoted The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark is a 1995 book by …
With a few exceptions, secrecy is deeply incompatible with democracy and with science.
— The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan (Page 90)
BeefGriller quoted The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark is a 1995 book by …
But the tools of skepticism are generally unavailable to the citizens of our society. They’re hardly ever mentioned in the schools, even in the presentation of science, its most ardent practitioner, although skepticism repeatedly sprouts spontaneously out of the disappointments of everyday life. Our politics, economics, advertising, and religions (New Age and Old) are awash in credulity. Those who have something to sell, those who wish to influence public opinion, those in power, a skeptic might suggest, have a vested interest in discouraging skepticism.
— The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan (Page 77)
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The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark is a 1995 book by the astrophysicist Carl Sagan and …
BeefGriller commented on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of …
Back on vacation so reading has resumed!
BeefGriller commented on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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BeefGriller commented on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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BeefGriller commented on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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BeefGriller commented on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of …
Fascinating story so far, but jumps around in time, sometimes leading to confuse me, which may be the point.
BeefGriller started reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife …
BeefGriller started reading Networking for Systems Administrators by Michael W Lucas
Got this as a Kickstarter reward for Michael W. Lucas’s Run Your Own Mail Server
BeefGriller finished reading Witch King by Martha Wells (The Rising World, #1)
Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasn’t always been, and he hasn’t even always …
Content warning Conclusion revealed, second paragraph
Overall, a fresh take on fantasy fiction - it’s not just another medieval Europe with magic and elves. It’s a mix of medieval technology with magic and Southern and Southeastern Asian cultures and peoples.
I was a bit dissatisfied with the resolution of the conspiracy being an, “Aha! We got you with our own counterconspiracy years ago!” It seemed to come out of nowhere. Having said that, the characters were great, the plots and subplots intriguing, and the fresh take on demons was superb.
BeefGriller commented on Witch King by Martha Wells (The Rising World, #1)
Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasn’t always been, and he hasn’t even always …
Loving the jumping back and forth in timeline in the story.
BeefGriller commented on Witch King by Martha Wells (The Rising World, #1)
Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasn’t always been, and he hasn’t even always …
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BeefGriller commented on Witch King by Martha Wells (The Rising World, #1)
Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasn’t always been, and he hasn’t even always …
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