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	<title>P H I L O S C I F I</title>
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		<title>Sci-fi vs. Fantasy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arthur C. Clarke once said that &#8220;any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.&#8221;  Sci-fi and fantasy are lumped together as SF nowadays, but they are distinctly different in ways that give each its unique appeal and its strength to express different themes and stories.
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		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/scifi/storytelling/sci-fi-vs-fantasy</link>
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		<title>Favorite vs. Great</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people ask the two questions “what are your favorite movies?” and “what movies are great?” interchangeably, but they are two entirely different questions for me.
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		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/scifi/works/favorite-vs-great</link>
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		<title>Ruuun!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m not a trained writer.  It was obvious no one was going to pay me to write, so I needed a job - preferably one that didn’t leave me too tired and crabby after work to write.  I had a few options, but my favorite was an admin job at the City and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/safaris/biz/ruuun</link>
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		<title>Intro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[


Save Phil!
Hi my name is Phil O. Safari, an average joe hoping you can help him with super problem.  As a kid, I dreamed about saving the world, but now I just wish I was normal.  
My problems started on that cold and clear night of my 18th birthday.  I was walking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sci-fi is ideal for philosophy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 3 major reasons why sci-fi is the ideal medium to discuss philosophical ideas: sci-fi engages the reader&#8217;s intellect; sci-fi is philosophy&#8217;s heir; and sci-fi is the only literature of change.
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		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/scifi/storytelling/sci-fi-is-ideal-for-philosophy</link>
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		<title>Exercise yourself in small things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exercise yourself in small things.
It&#8217;s a simple statement.  But think about what it means if you really put it into practice.  We are all taught to think big, to dream fantastic dreams, to not settle for less.  There&#8217;s nothing wrong with that.  Keep your dreams and big plans, for they are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/wisdom/take-action/exercise-yourself-in-small-things</link>
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		<title>You cannot save the world</title>
		<description><![CDATA[…but you might be able to change some part of it.  To survive as an idealist in the modern world, it’s necessary to make this subtle but important change.  “To save the world” is such an inspiring notion, but too many idealists are crushed by the burden of such an unrealistic standard.
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		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/wisdom/the-machine/you-cannot-save-the-world</link>
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		<title>I am who I am</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to achieve your goals, you must first accept who you are - flaws and all.  This may be the hardest and most important thing you will ever do.
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		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/wisdom/take-action/i-am-who-i-am</link>
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		<title>Spirituality and beauty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To exist, one must feed the body, but to truly live, one must feed the soul.  Spirituality and beauty are mana for the soul.  
Yet what are they exactly?  I believe somewhat in Plato’s concept of Forms.  Forms are the perfect models that our world imitates imperfectly (see this Wikipedia article). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/wisdom/oneness/spirituality-and-beauty</link>
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		<title>Dead poets live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To kill a poet, one needs only turn him or her to stone.  Dull, dense stone.  I remember the expressions on the faces of my classmates in high school English.  Imagine rolling-eyed, grimacing youths with mouths tilted like Escher staircases listlessly mumbling lines of lyrical beauty in tones as dull as the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.philoscifi.com/wisdom/oneness/dead-poets-live</link>
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