The Nine Billion Names of God

admin · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: The Nine Billion Names of God

Just was turned on to a short story by Arthur C. Clarke written in 1953. It's very short and takes under ten minutes to read.

I have it posted, along with a little bio info on Clarke here:
http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2008/03/the-nine-billion-names-of-god/

Let me know what you think of it. I thought it was fantastic.
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eleven · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject:

Wow. When I was a teenager, I was a huge fan of Arthur C. Clarke. I read his stuff all the time.
Maybe I'll look into it again. Thanks for sharing.
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Zathrus · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject:

I remember reading that story when I was a teenager too. I enjoyed it a lot. Clarke's stories were mind-blowing.
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Plotinus · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:42 am Post subject:

I was saddened to hear of the death of Arthur C. Clarke. I remember reading his story The Nine Billion Names of God when I was a teenager.

The novel of his that really first caught my imagination was The City and the Stars. In high school, when we had to write a book review of some story that we had recently read, I chose that one. What an exquisite vision: to consciously reject physical immortality and to come to understand the importance of death.

Through the genius of Clarke we now understand that science fiction can not only predict the future, it can help make the future.
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