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Nineteen posts;
some authors' names I recognize (and some I don't);
not one book I've yet read (or be able to read anytime soon).
What made me post here was that no one mentioned Steven Jay Gould.
I've read some four or five of his compilations of essays (published by Penguin) but my favourite...
First of all, I must stress that I am Tenderfoot, and not Thunderf00t :)
Second, I haven't followed this controversy closely, because I could care less. Even so, I apologise for reviving this question several days after the original post.
Now, for my actual contribution:
Catholic services are...
Depending on your speed, these could cover anywhere from 2 years to a lifetime ;)
Robert Heinlein (yes, even the "juveniles").
Jean Auel ("Earth Children" series).
Tom Clancy (the novels he wrote solo).
Anne McCaffrey.
Ken Follet (Pillars of the Earth, World without End).
That should cover the...
Psychotherapy, unless I misunderstand the word, is "applied" psychology.
Psychology is "talk".
Do not confuse it with psychiatry, which is "talk" (required for a diagnosis) plus "drugs".
Regards,
Tenderfoot
Re: You can’t be good without sci-fi
I very much liked your post, well-thought and well-written.
Maybe it's a "sign of the times" that your examples are all from television series.
Science fiction, however, started in the printed media.
My personal favorites are Robert Heinlein's novels...
My comments above.
I would like to elaborate on the literature thingy, but I'm tired, in need of sleep, and also not an expert on the field.
I have, however, read a lot in the past 40 years.
Regards,
Tenderfoot
No :)
What I say, a few paragraphs below, is that your perspective is valid to you when you express it.
It is my duty to investigate why it is valid to you, and to try to convince you that your's is wrong.
Or to agree with you, if your personal history taught you that a piece of paper with a...
Ok, my first ever post in this forum, I've actually registered here so I can respond
This is an exercise I picked up at a self-development seminar (I think that's what it was called):
1) Pick a sheet of paper;
2) Draw a 6 in it;
3) Look at the paper for a few seconds; it's a six, right?
4)...