tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post641167354197572738..comments2023-08-12T03:14:16.855-05:00Comments on The Least Read Blog on the Web: CSFF Blog Tour: Wayfarer's Journal Day OneJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919292358655167603noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-74979892371669343122007-12-18T15:50:00.000-06:002007-12-18T15:50:00.000-06:00Your post made me laugh, John. And I like Terri's ...Your post made me laugh, John. And I like Terri's idea that scifi gives writers a way to "<A HREF="http://nongae.gsnu.ac.kr/~songmu/Poetry/TellAllTheTruthButTEllItSlant.htm" REL="nofollow">tell all the truth, but tell it slant</A>."Marcus Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255781957722144278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-7435426797651199352007-12-17T16:10:00.000-06:002007-12-17T16:10:00.000-06:00Hey, sounds like a good story for, I don't know, W...Hey, sounds like a good story for, I don't know, Wayfarers Journal. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I think science fiction is the perfect vehicle to explore many spiritual challenges. It's like Gene Roddenberry back in the 1960's was able to explore issues such as racism which were generally ignored by other TV programs. He could do it because it was different when it was an alien culture that was racist and not our own. <BR/><BR/>Something of the same sort comes to spirituality and science fiction. It isn't as threatening to the non-believer to consider spiritual issues when it's a robot or a clone seeking their spirituality than when it is "real life."<BR/><BR/>I love this post. WJ is very much a work in progress. We are working to make it better and there are a lot of improvements that can be made. This is maybe a good first step. <BR/><BR/>You can read my own critique of the site along with some of our plans for the future at:<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.wayfarersjournal.com/2007/12/csff-blog-tour-time-for-self.htmlTerri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-4839377120758069422007-12-17T15:27:00.000-06:002007-12-17T15:27:00.000-06:00Great post, John. You've given us a whole 'nother ...Great post, John. You've given us a whole 'nother reason for reading Christian sci fi.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.com