read
(1174)
currently-reading (3)
to-read (9)
2018 (39)
2015 (38)
2017 (38)
2019 (36)
2014 (35)
2012 (33)
2016 (30)
2013 (27)
2020 (21)
currently-reading (3)
to-read (9)
2018 (39)
2015 (38)
2017 (38)
2019 (36)
2014 (35)
2012 (33)
2016 (30)
2013 (27)
2020 (21)
science-fiction
(496)
history (291)
science (238)
biography (151)
evolution (132)
philosophy (125)
fiction (105)
psychology (78)
2022 (58)
neuroscience (54)
religion (54)
niven-larry (48)
history (291)
science (238)
biography (151)
evolution (132)
philosophy (125)
fiction (105)
psychology (78)
2022 (58)
neuroscience (54)
religion (54)
niven-larry (48)
I can’t tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like.


“Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.”
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
― The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion

“It is said that men may not be the dreams of the god, but rather that the gods are the dreams of men.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos

“You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.”
― The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
― The Letters of John and Abigail Adams

This is a discussion group for this specific subgenre in SF where the plausibility of the science counts.
Jeff’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jeff’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends�
Polls voted on by Jeff
Lists liked by Jeff