Author: Gregory Benford

Quotes

The earliest depiction of libertarian eugenics may have appeared in a science fiction novel, Robert Heinlein's 1942 tale 'Beyond This Horizon.'

The earliest depiction of libertarian eugenics may have appeared in a science fiction novel, Robert Heinlein's 1942 tale 'Beyond This Horizon.'

- Gregory Benford

Experience shows that if you put more ethicists on a problem, you can end up with more problems.

Experience shows that if you put more ethicists on a problem, you can end up with more problems.

- Gregory Benford

Seeing the space future through science fiction can be difficult. Much science fiction of the early era, the 1950s through the '70s, took an expansionist view.

Seeing the space future through science fiction can be difficult. Much science fiction of the early era, the 1950s through the '70s, took an expansionist view.

- Gregory Benford

'Star Trek' is notorious for looting the more thoughtful work of writers for their striking effects, leaving behind most of the thought and subtlety.

'Star Trek' is notorious for looting the more thoughtful work of writers for their striking effects, leaving behind most of the thought and subtlety.

- Gregory Benford

As a literature of change driven by technology, science fiction presents religion to a part of the reading public that probably seldom goes to church.

As a literature of change driven by technology, science fiction presents religion to a part of the reading public that probably seldom goes to church.

- Gregory Benford

This was the 1940s; there was no television. It was a different age - it was not swamped by media; it was swamped by reality, and storytelling was a very big art where I came from.

This was the 1940s; there was no television. It was a different age - it was not swamped by media; it was swamped by reality, and storytelling was a very big art where I came from.

- Gregory Benford

In the end, postmodern art is obscene not because it is offensive, but because it is boring.

In the end, postmodern art is obscene not because it is offensive, but because it is boring.

- Gregory Benford

The people who built the space program - both Soviet and U.S. - were readers of science fiction.

The people who built the space program - both Soviet and U.S. - were readers of science fiction.

- Gregory Benford

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