“God could emerge asymptotically from the universe and come to full being, omnipotence and benevolence at the end of time. The passage above is one of the best formulations of a possible relationship between God and time, which I have outlined as: So to speak, God, who created all things in the beginning, is himself created by all things in the end.” Perhaps the final result of the cosmical process is the attainment of full cosmical consciousness, and yet (in some very queer way) what is attained in the end is also, from another point of view, the origin of all things. “Perhaps the ultimate flower is also the primal seed from which all sprang. “Perhaps (who can say) from the point of view of eternity the end of the cosmos is also its source and its temporal beginning.” “ conception of time itself is now turning out to be very incoherent and superficial,” said Stapledon. In 1948 Stapledon, gave a talk titled “ Interplanetary Man?” at the British Interplanetary Society, organized by Arthur Clarke. Then I embarked on a lifelong journey in Stapledon’s universe. When I read these words a quarter of a century ago I was only vaguely aware of Olaf Stapledon. I’ve usually been disappointed Stapledon is unique. Clarke - and through Clarke, Olaf Stapledon - sent me on a wild search through philosophy, looking for similar insights and experiences,” said science fiction writer Greg Bear in the preface to the collection “ The Wind from a Burning Woman.” He added: O元290759W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 93.12 Pages 278 Ppi 650 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0140101527 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:55:58 Boxid IA161716 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Harmondsworth (GB) Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition Reprinted.

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