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Religion in science fiction

  • Star WarsGeorge Lucas began developing his own space opera in 1971 after failing to secure the rights to adapt a Flash Gordon serial.
  • FrankensteinMary Shelley stood at the edge of a waking dream on the night of the 16th of June 1816. The air inside Villa Diodati felt heavy with damp and the smell of…
  • Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift began writing Gulliver's Travels in 1720, completing the manuscript by August 1725. The work emerged from a circle of writers known as the…
  • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?The year is 1992. Earth's atmosphere lies in ruins after a global nuclear war. Most animal species have vanished from the planet.
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)Hideaki Anno stood at the helm of Gainax in 1995, steering a project that would become Neon Genesis Evangelion. The anime series began airing on TV Tokyo in…
  • JediismIn 2001, a wave of emails circulated across the internet urging people to write Jedi as their religion on national censuses.