Comments on: Arthur C Clarke 1917-2008 http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/ We celebrate all facets of geekiness, including Tech Geek, Science Geek and Gaming Geek... coming to you straight from Boston. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:17:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Carl http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-191244 Carl Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/#comment-191244 Well, if he has a problem with it, he can raise his ass up as some sort of skeletal revenant and track me down. That being said, all I did was point out that his life was dogged by allegations, not proof. I take an extremely dim view of child abuse. So what if he was a brilliant writer and futurist? If the allegations are true, then there was more to his life than all the glory people heap upon him, and that should temper their opinion of him. In the interest of fairness, everyone's life is more than their greatest accomplishments. It is the sum of all their actions, good and bad. Roman Polanski is, by all accounts, a great director. But I'll never watch one of his movies, ever. And if he ever sets foot back in the States, I hope he is immediately arrested and forced to begin from day 1 all 20 years of his prison sentence. Doesn't matter what good he has done or what art he has created. Well, if he has a problem with it, he can raise his ass up as some sort of skeletal revenant and track me down.

That being said, all I did was point out that his life was dogged by allegations, not proof. I take an extremely dim view of child abuse. So what if he was a brilliant writer and futurist? If the allegations are true, then there was more to his life than all the glory people heap upon him, and that should temper their opinion of him. In the interest of fairness, everyone’s life is more than their greatest accomplishments. It is the sum of all their actions, good and bad.

Roman Polanski is, by all accounts, a great director. But I’ll never watch one of his movies, ever. And if he ever sets foot back in the States, I hope he is immediately arrested and forced to begin from day 1 all 20 years of his prison sentence. Doesn’t matter what good he has done or what art he has created.

]]> By: Big Remy http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-186152 Big Remy Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:15:18 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/#comment-186152 Care to go piss on his grave for good measure? Care to go piss on his grave for good measure?

]]> By: Dave http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-185939 Dave Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:49:26 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/#comment-185939 Ahh, Carl, never one to miss an opportunity to speak ill of the dead... Ahh, Carl, never one to miss an opportunity to speak ill of the dead…

]]> By: Carl http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-185879 Carl Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:41:14 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2008/03/19/arthur-c-clarke-1917-2008/#comment-185879 I never much cared for his writing. I know, blasphemous. I was more an Asimov fan. But he did bring a lot to the genre, and had some interesting ideas asa futurist. My favorite was his thinking that by 1960 we'd have trained gorillas to act as servants (prediction made in 1956). That's some crazy Dr. Moreau shit, right there, and how can you not get behind that? It is unfortunate that allegations of pedophilia dogged him throughout his adult life, and several quotes have been attributed to him that- though he vehemently denied them- cast quite the shadow on his life in Sri Lanka. I never much cared for his writing. I know, blasphemous. I was more an Asimov fan. But he did bring a lot to the genre, and had some interesting ideas asa futurist. My favorite was his thinking that by 1960 we’d have trained gorillas to act as servants (prediction made in 1956). That’s some crazy Dr. Moreau shit, right there, and how can you not get behind that?

It is unfortunate that allegations of pedophilia dogged him throughout his adult life, and several quotes have been attributed to him that- though he vehemently denied them- cast quite the shadow on his life in Sri Lanka.

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