> From: Simon Hibbs <Simon.Hibbs_at_marconi.com>
> Subject: Re: Astronaut Earth as a short world
>
> The obvious analogy is The Matrix. The short world is
> an experiment in determinism created by a mad, highly
> heretical bunch of Mostali who believe that 'magic' is
> the cause of the flaws in the world machine. They've
> created a magic-free simulation (well, almost) to
> test their theories.
>
> Simon Hibbs
>
A better and easier analogy are The Science Of The
Discworld books (Pratchett, Stewart & Cohen) in which
the Wizards of the Discworld actually (and needless to
say somewhat accidentally) create a complete and
non-magical universe in a small globe. Our universe.
Much hilarity ensues along with Wizards meeting real
world science. Chapters alternate between the
Discworld story and the RW Science behind them.
Narrativium. What a brilliant concept.
Graeme
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