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Arthur C. Clarke Talks With The Onion

Posted by timothy on from the 30-english-winters dept.

sootman writes "The Onion has an interview with Arthur C. Clarke in this week's issue. My favorite line: 'The asteroid [named after me] is number four thousand and something, and the International Astronomical Federation, which deals with these sorts of things and numbered it, apologized to me because number 2001 wasn't available, having been given to somebody named "A. Einstein."'" Reader ronys point out that Despite the source, the interview is not a spoof or satire."

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  1. Re:Great Quote from the Article by GileadGreene · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your logic is flawed. Clarke says "religion is the most malevolent mind virus". That statement says nothing about secular humanism. The only conclusion about secular humanism that be drawn from that statement is that Clarke believes that secular humanism is not as malevolent as religion (since religion is the most malevolent).

  2. Re:Great Quote from the Article by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    An amazing conclusion you jumped to there - can you show your logical working?

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    That was classic intercourse!