How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K. Dick, 1978

Posted by begemot on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @06:49AM
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Re:How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days ... by rodrigo on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @12:01PM (#452367)

"I mailed the slip of paper to the White House, mentioning that the Chinese restaurant was located within a mile of Nixon's original house, and I said, "I think a mistake has been made; by accident I got Mr. Nixon's fortune. Does he have mine?" The White House did not answer. " Got to love this guy.

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Re:How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days ... by begemot on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @12:39PM (#452432)

Yep, PKD is something special alright.

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Re:How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days ... by rodrigo on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @11:59AM (#452364)

Great reading. This notion of different "times" is very interesting, a friend said you can find this in JS Bachs music, as it doesnt follow the mostly human notion of time, e.g. it doesnt have a beginning, a peak and an end.

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