tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post8062913561596192042..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Skipping 150 years to prove a Christian nationBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-88525332513656814422008-07-13T05:35:00.000-06:002008-07-13T05:35:00.000-06:00A number of SF writers wrote with reference to tes...A number of SF writers wrote with reference to tessereacts and folding, though two stories primarily jump out at me. The first is the Heinlein short, "And He Built a Crooked House" (IIRC), the other the "Wrinkle in Time" series by Madeleine L'Engle. I suspect the latter is more germane. <BR/><BR/>I don't know that the specific reference is important, but you understood, did you not? One jumps from one point to another, skipping the "messy" details inbetween.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-28198554590923217242008-07-02T22:46:00.000-06:002008-07-02T22:46:00.000-06:00Isn't "simply folded up, tesseract-style" a refere...Isn't "simply folded up, tesseract-style" a reference to a Heinlein short story? It's a bit obscure.<BR/><BR/>Weren't Maryland and Pennsylvania also places of religious refuge to one degree or another?<BR/><BR/>Apart from that, though, you make an excellent point. America was more about opportunity than refuge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-30409808618902346862008-07-02T15:35:00.000-06:002008-07-02T15:35:00.000-06:00This is why it is good to have your insight, becau...This is why it is good to have your insight, because we often forget the 150 of history BEFORE our founders ever emerged on the scene. <BR/><BR/>Your last paragraph pretty much sums it up. The founders reacted to the religious "radicalism" that they had learned about and witnessed.Lindsey Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536959819608584779noreply@blogger.com