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The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Here's one I thought would be fun to throw out there...
Which sci-fi novel do you think has most accurately predicted the future? Explain why you think this and defend your choice.
My choice is Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
Here's a better summation than I could present in the form of a comparison with Orwell's 1984...
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 4:48 pm
I think a lot of what Orwell wrote about is relevant to today's world. The church tries to control people in a very similar way to what Orwell wrote, especially the part about sexual repression.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 5:39 pm
It not just religion it is in every aspect. Crowd psychology is a remarkable tool they use. I think they are both right in some ways, in honesty the only means of real oppression is give the false sense of freedom. We have that now, two party system which is fake, marked by endless distractions to control the masses. If i was not at work I would love to explain the details of subliminals and other propaganda tactics.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 5:44 pm
It's true. That's why we have people who are more interested in voting for American Idol contestants than they are voting for their elected leaders. People don't want to be bothered with learning the issues and then thinking about them, they want to be told what to think or not think at all.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Both Huxley and Orwell were right.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Wait a minute. If a science fiction novel has had more revelations come true than the bible .. does that mean it must be divinely inspired? Is Huxley the true prophet? Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ...
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 5:54 pm
No, that only worked with L. Ron Hubbard.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 5:57 pm
(September 12, 2013 at 5:54 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: No, that only worked with L. Ron Hubbard.
And Gerald Gardner.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm
I'm not sure that either of those qualify as science fiction.
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RE: The most acurate predictions in a sci-fi novel
September 12, 2013 at 6:26 pm
(September 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I'm not sure that either of those qualify as science fiction.
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Especially Huxley's, since it was written as social commentary, and is used in sociology classes everywhere.
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