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A Plague of Madness
Of all the miscellaneous attributions of the various concise notions created by the human race, it is quite possible that none have been so notoriously simplified than the basic concept of geometry originating as to be centuries before the notion of Euclidean Geometry and that of a reasonable pattern of mass or volume, so much so that even an axiom so bold in its qualification such as color has been deemed by the monotonous thinking of society to be trivial in itself. These were the thoughts of the mad analyst, Thomas Wilson, sitting upon a plane he was not even fully confident was interpreted correctly by his own mind. It nearly bewildered him to think of the fact that merely hours before, the world with which he had been familiar had been a matter of physical sense as it had always been, in which the prospect of an insanity plague obliterating the common sense of even his superior brain wave function was rendered absurd. This chain reaction of thought had now reached a point in which it coincided with a chain reaction of a different kind, which began with the very rare, and what seemed unrepeatable, event of a meteorite of some kind proving resolute against the protective lower stratosphere and was now predicted to be headed for the central portion of the city of London. On this eventful day, Thomas was feeling very unamused of the spectacle attracting the large crowd so predictably entertained on the toned day with a lack of warmth, threatening storm accumulation.
By Dr Joel LaNacey8 years ago in Futurism
The Worst of the 'Star Wars' Fan Base Are at It Again
A long time ago in a galaxy really quite near, George Lucas gave us the first Star Wars, and thus caused all nerds everywhere to explode with B-movie glee as the rest of the world started to think their weird shit was actually cool.
By Peter Ellis8 years ago in Futurism
The Situation Is Key
To fully understand a piece of writing, you must look at the original message of the writing. The only way to do that accurately is to understand the social situation in which the writing was created. The social situation will influence any piece of work, as well as influence the way we understand the work. This is no different for the understanding the Bible, more specifically the Book of Revelation. Thus, to understand the Book of Revelation, we must first find the social situation that John was in when he wrote the Book of Revelation. This includes the happenings of the Church, of the Roman Empire, and of John’s own life.
By Valerie Holt8 years ago in Futurism
The Human Harvest
Is this normal? Does every woman experience pregnancy symptoms all the time? I have been wondering this for years. As a newlywed, the late period, the swollen and tender breasts, the need for a million hours more sleep made a lot of sense. At 43 it wasn’t a completely welcome idea, but it was also a beautiful thing to consider and I started to feel really excited about the possibility of bringing another child into the world.
By Erin Montgomery8 years ago in Futurism
Book of Revelation
John, the author of the Book of Revelation, specifically called his book a prophecy (Rev. 1:19). Since John referred to his writing as prophetic, an understanding of it must be approached as such. There are five basic ways of interpreting biblical prophecies: futuristic, historical, exhortative, idealistic, and preterite. Each approach is different and has its own strengths and weaknesses, especially when it comes to the interpretation of the Book of Revelation.
By Valerie Holt8 years ago in Futurism
Why You Need to Care
If I could, I would sit on this laptop all day and preach to the human race how important it is to care. To care about the resources we use, to care about the effects we have on our planet, to care about the consequences of our convenience mindset actions but I would get nowhere. I would get nowhere because you don’t know why you need to care. You need to care because the amount of plastic we have produced in the first 10 years of the century is already surpassing the amount of plastic humankind made in the last century. In these past 8 years, that number has almost tripled. We are producing and using plastic at an alarming rate, with no regards to how this is affecting our present and our future.
By Liz Galante8 years ago in Futurism
Religious Wars
Our generation is at an interesting point in history where a belief in science is more widely accepted than any deep religious belief. More often than not, people pick and choose which parts of religion to believe in, if any at all. This is not to say that our generation has no deep believers, because frankly many do still hold onto their faith. Moreover, just like at every other point in history, hardcore believers have a tendency to push their faith onto others who do not believe in the same thing. Forcing one’s religious beliefs onto an unwilling person is just as unjustifiable as religious discrimination. I believe that everyone has the right to believe in whatever they find to be true, without persecution or any outside beliefs being forced upon them.
By Valerie Holt8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Humans' 3.2
I thought the most significant part of the excellent Humans 3.2 last night was the discussion between Mia and Niska—each in her own way the most powerful and furthest evolved synth (though Max is pretty high up there, too)—with Mia pointing out to Niska that the synths are mortal, and will eventually wear out or down and, to put it right there out on the table, die, just like humans.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
The Brass Society
I. The badge was new as the young pilot removed it from the collar of his chestnut leather jacket. Slightly warm, too, the heat of the engravings still glowing from under his touch. A smirk graced his lips as he set it aside on the console of his airship. He knew this would happen. Join the airforce and within a month he'd get promoted to the elite squad. Captain Gil Hawkes, himself of the Argentum air force, had told him personally that he had high expectations for the young pilot. Of course, with a high status came the high ranked missions. He just never would have expected a mission like this.
By Nicole Fenn8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Westworld' 2.8
An exquisite, almost standalone episode 2.8 — much of it told in Lakota, and brilliantly performed by Zahn McClarnon (who was great in Fargo 2, but even better in Longmire) as Akecheta, who comes to realize his part of the Westworld is not the real world, is the "wrong world," and like Dolores devotes his life to getting out of there.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'The Crossing' 1.10-11
The Crossing may have ended last night, if no network or streaming service gives it continuing life, which it eminently deserves, seeing as how these last two episodes redeemed or proved The Crossing's mettle as a time-travel narrative worth watching and continuing, with a classic time-travel slap-in-your-face turn of events. (Spoilers follow.)
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
Best Futuristic Sunglasses
Dark colors, leather, and combat boots do battle against bright colors, smooth metal, and reflective surfaces. That's because the future is the tension between climate change disaster, income inequality, and refugees; and young people who just want to be free, get loaded, and have a good time. So, check out the best futuristic sunglasses if you're planning to go out before it all comes crashing down. Oh, who are we kidding; America will be in a never ending free-fall the whole time.
By Roland Barnes8 years ago in Futurism
