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Along the lines of this classic by Larry Niven... http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

Assange is scheduled to be extradited to Sweden for a violent crime.

This is the first time I've heard anyone to describe ejaculation as "violent". A 13-year old female writer of fanfic, aren't we?

No. Larry Niven.

That said, hell yes I would love superpowers, and yes, I would want to do nothing but good. The problem is the other damage, and resisting the temptation of all the Lois Lane types throwing their bodies at you. You would have super babies all over the planet.

Or not!

The problem is the other damage, and resisting the temptation of all the Lois Lane types throwing their bodies at you. You would have super babies all over the planet.

Actually, if you were Superman, having sex with Lois Lane would be a very bad experience for her.

Maybe in the next movie, Superman (or "LL") could put in an order for condoms made out of this material. After all, it would certainly solve a lot of problems.

That was written by Larry Niven.
 
You can find it here.

And that famous love scene.

Aaaaaaugh!

Yeah, that was Eric Von Daniken's theory. Aliens came to earth, mated with dumb animals and gave birth to us, then they helped their children build pyramids or some such nonsense.

Why would aliens want to breed with dumb animals? That's the part of the whole 'Chariots of the Gods' bit I never did get. Larry Niven had some conjectures about the problem.

David Brin's "Heart of the Comet" has a more interesting take on panspermia. Hell of a read, too...

>>This God's knowledge is cast as "prior knowledge", then it looks like an effect before a cause. But God is timeless and his knowledge is "transcendent knowledge" or "timeless knowledge," making it instead a question of the interaction between time and timelessness.

Lofty claims without evidence. Superman flies faster than the speed of light and reverses time, doesn't that mean he violates free will too? It's one thing to pontificate on nonsense, it's another to actually believe it.

>>There's no evidence to suggest that the future is undefined, that the future is any less tangible than the past.

Actually, there's nothing to suggest the past is tangible. Though, I wouldn't start bringing evidence into the picture after citing God this and God that.

>>Augustine got it primarily from Paul, although he obviously elaborated a bit.

I wouldn't call that "getting it primarily from Paul". I would call that using Paul to justify the claim. There's a lot to recommend the Calvinist position Biblically, a lot to disrecommend Calvinism ethically and a lot to disrecommend the Bible in general. One could argue that Superman could have sex if he wore a kryptonite condom. But, you still have a larger problem of unjustified beliefs. Reframing the problem with regard to causality still doesn't let you chose what you you won't choose (though, perhaps multiple universes allows for this). This entire thing does seem a lot like arguing about Superman's condoms. Sure, they could work, but you're still just assuming Superman.

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Asimov gets bonus points for having actually written nothing but nonfiction science books for a number of years.

Fantastic Voyage (2 especially) might be cool, too. Keep in mind, the movie sucked -- Asimov was hired to do the novelization and to be a scientific adviser, and he did advise them to change the deminaturization sequence, as miniturized humans should not be able to breathe unminaturized air.

Dune. Not particularly accurate with respect to our own universe, but wow, what a thoroughly done and rigorously consistent universe he created.

But there's lots of fun scifi stuff out there. Stay away from Star Wars, even most Star Trek (technobabble). Also, if you can't find anything perfect, take something close enough and play a game of spot-the-inconsistency. Also consider videogames, movies, TV. Play with comic book physics (think "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"), and certainly everyday scenarios.

Get the kids interested enough that they bring you ideas, so you don't have to go to Slashdot for them.

Always got a chuckle out of "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" by Niven. http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

What about Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex?

Larry Niven did a great job with Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex.

http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

Some of the best lines including this one on ejaculation:
One can imagine that the Kent home in Smallville was riddled with holes during Superboy's puberty. And why did Lana Lang never notice that?

Incidentally, SuperMan would need to get hold of some gold kryptonite if he ever wanted to try artificial insemination (as sex with a mere human is out). Read the whole thing though - its worth it.

For centrifuged chickens, Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition by Ed Regis. For horny Superman, Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex by Larry Niven.

The obligatory reference to Larry Niven's classic "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" in which he describes some of the problems involved in a Kryptonian/Human relationship:

http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html (first Google link)

No discussion of the Physics of Superman is complete without this analysis of why Superman can't have sex.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Speaking of Larry Niven - he wrote about the difficulties Superman and Lois Lane would have in an essay called Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex.

Consider the driving urge between a man and a woman, the monomaniacal urge to achieve greater and greater penetration. Remember also that we are dealing with kryptonian muscles.

Superman would literally crush LL's body in his arms, while simultaneously ripping her open from crotch to sternum, gutting her like a trout.

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Lastly, he'd blow off the top of her head.

Ejaculation of semen is entirely involuntary in the human male, and in all other forms of terrestrial life. It would be unreasonable to assume otherwise for a kryptonian. But with kryptonian muscles behind it, Kal-El's semen would emerge with the muzzle velocity of a machine gun bullet. (*One can imagine that the Kent home in Smallville was riddled with holes during Superboy's puberty. And why did Lana Lang never notice that?*) ...

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex

Superman got married? To a human?!? The poor woman. Can you imagine the muzzle velocity of an orgasm powered by Kryptonian muscles?

Larry Niven discussed this in great detail in his essay Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex.

Still not good enough Superman. http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

it's an old third-grade joke

Actually, that's derived from a column written by Larry Niven decades ago. Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex.

It's full of other insightful scientific inferences. For example, if Superman can fly, then his sperm probably can too!

I noticed something one day: lack of sex in Sci-Fi. This makes no sense since (1) most sci-fi viewers are guys and (2) they are generally sexually starved geeks.

While I concur with your reasoning, there might be a third possibility. Many authors work to create characters set apart from the rest of humanity - often superior in many ways. Maybe sex is impossible for many sci-fi protagonists?

By Larry Niven

Also his relationship with Lois, man of steel and woman of kleenex, need I avoid the details of that intiment relationship should they decide to have children? ;)

Sorry, but you're off. In case you were wondering, the Carnot cycle describes a heat engine (specifically, the most efficient heat engine allowed by the Second Law). Click the link for a demo: Carnot Engine What you're thinking of is the Refrigeration Cycle Cheers!

You mean this essay