“Science fiction invites the writer to grandly explore alternative worlds and pose questions about meaning and destiny. Inventing plausible new realities is what the genre is all about. One starts from a hypothesis and then builds out the logic, adding detail and incident to give substance to imaginary structures. In that respect, science fiction and theology have much in common.”
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
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Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American author known for his in-depth reporting on terrorism and modern politics. His work 'The Looming Tower' on the rise of al-Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks won the Pulitzer Prize. more
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