Re: Religion, ST:NG and sexuality (was Re: Why I Read Sci-Fi)

[Doug Pensinger]

Jim Sharkey wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 01 Jan 2001 14:43:42 -0500, JDG wrote:
> 
> >Right..... and I'll admit that one of the things I find most
> >frustrating about sci-fi is how often modern-day religions just drop
> >off the face of the Earth.    I mean, Christianity has been around
> >for 2,000 years, yet in so much sci-fi it seems to disappear in the
> >next 500.
> 

It might be worth mentioning that religion in general and Catholicism in
particular figured prominently in Dan Simmons' SF; Hyperion, Fall of Hyperion,
Endymion and The Rise of Endymion.  I enjoyed them all, but Hyperion was
probably the best.

Speaking of Simmons, has anyone read The Crook Factory or his new one,
Darwin's Blade?

Doug