tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post6734348251974351817..comments2024-03-28T14:03:05.228-07:00Comments on Execupundit.com: Mind-StretchersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-22727763205219312792009-10-27T07:27:24.891-07:002009-10-27T07:27:24.891-07:00Dan,
Thanks for the recommendation. I have not re...Dan,<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendation. I have not read those and will give them a try.Michael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-39271063431726874222009-10-27T07:06:31.568-07:002009-10-27T07:06:31.568-07:00I just re-read the "Foundation" books by...I just re-read the "Foundation" books by Asimov, which come off a bit dated, but still present a sweping view of not only an alternate future, but a different way of looking at the future and the past. <br /><br />One thing Asimov could do was present history as an interaction of forces, in which men and women were players limited by the events and beliefs surrouding them. While I don't subscribe to the theory that all future can be predicted, ala Hari Seldon, I do think knowledge of the forces surrounding us is useful to our ability to guide and shape such forces. You can't start knowing what forces shape us and our world until you start looking, and Asimov makes you look.Dan Richwinenoreply@blogger.com