| Re: Atheism's role in SF
The guy who wrote the Xanth books wrote a stand alone about a planet with religious manifestations and an investigation into the possible truth exposed, the foundation of religions. Sorry, hated the book and read it a while ago so this is sketchy. There was alot about some version of the tarot and wandering preachers, suppression of religions. The visions the settlers experienced were 'real', did that make them 'true' and which of the many religious truths suggested in human history was validated. I think - look away now if you ever want to read the book and don't want the end ruined - that satanism emerged as the winner. |