It is somehow risky to say "...Forbidden Planet is more profound than
anything Shakespeare ever said."

Magic is an important component of fiction, and I believe
Shakespeare's fiction is far beyond of ideas as changing the speed of
light (magically) in a story telling

Can you deepen on your example about "magically change the speed of
light" ?




On 14 set, 13:49, aruzinsky <[email protected]> wrote:
> Smaller talk:
>
> The small minded butterfly analogy reminds me of something else.  When
> I mention that I loved the movie, Forbidden Planet 
> (seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet), often some asshole is
> quick to emphasize the similarity to Shakespeare's The Tempest.  Well,
> I am unaware of Shakespeare or any other story teller speculating on
> the ultimate goal of technology and what might go wrong in achieving
> that goal.  I think that part of Forbidden Planet is more profound
> than anything Shakespeare ever said.

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