A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesn't matter whether...
Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I...
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
