The main character is like '.', then immediately smashes into something at over 100mph. Then his friend points out 'haven't you, by deciding not to decide, kind of. my self-contradiction, preferring to remain a prophet with a small p. So he's doing crazy things, driving at breakneck speeds in a car at the moment, telling his terrified buddy in the passenger seat that he can miraculously survive anything (and so far, has been) because he just isn't going to decide on whether he believes or not and will live forever. Anyway, though he seems to believe in a concept of God (by thinking all this), he's still very much alive, so he figures perhaps he's really on the fence deep down inside.

This moment comes without fanfare for most. I got the idea from the Matrix sequels where the Architect says humans had the choice to reject the Matrix on a very subconscious fundamental level). It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. The monks seek to list all of the names of God, and they hire two Westerners to install and program the machine. for others, it's within days of being born (the decision is made by some aspect of the soul. A Tibetan monk rents an automatic sequence computer. He figures God leaves people on earth for as long as it takes for them to come to a final decision on belief in Him. In the story, a kid figures out the pattern by which God determines who dies and when. I don't think it would qualify as sci-fi though. I actually wrote an amateurish attempt at a short story similar to this. Know any others? Message #scifi and let your friendly mods know! Imaginary Mindscapes - The Art of Imagination.The Orville (Star Trek Comparisons NOT allowed).The Orville (Star Trek Comparisons allowed).Ghost in the Shell and Ghost_in_the_Shell.Previously interviewed authors in the Ask an SF Author series: This particular story was written, in a way, by two science fiction authors at two different times, decades apart. To write spoilers in comments, use the following method: (/s 'Darth Vader is Yoda's father')Īward Winning SF author Nancy Kress answers questions from the Reddit Scifi Community If you see a title with a spoiler in it, downvote it as hard as you can and then message the moderators. PLEASE DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN YOUR SUBMISSION TITLE. New Rule: This rule was stupid and it's gone.Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction if you prefer.

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