by Rub_4_luck on January 11th, 2008

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I'm writing a book called Utopia set in the future after global warming destroyed most land. It focus's on an influential family in Avalon (England). Utopia is the name of the way in which they use religion to advance science. Would you read that?

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by Phil in the Blank...backandtotheleft on January 13th, 2008
NO, because you can not use religion to advance science! The term "oxymoron" ring any bells?
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by socrateswasfat on January 13th, 2008
Utopia means an ideal place or state, or any visionary system of political or social perfection. which it contradictory (hopefully not purposely) to your topic of novel. furthermore, it was already a book from the early 1500's by Sir Thomas More about a perfect imaginary island. however much i disagree with the whole global warming fiasco, you need a new title. and i would definately give it a chance to read. Every book deserves a chance.
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- Actually Utopia means "Nowhere" which was the point when it was first used. People get confused - Topia is place or whereabouts and the prefix U means none. People confuse the prefix U- with the prefix Eu- which does mean good or ideal. Eutopia is a perfect place Utopia is nowhere. Also an Eutopia is non-fictional, Utopia is (by definition, something that does not exist does not exist).
  
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  by Tinkerbell on January 13th, 2008
- without ruling out the fact that the word may have been lost in translation, my handy dandy MR. WEBSTERs dictionary (my bible) right beside me begs to differ. and i looked for eutopia also, with a similar definition. You may be right, like i said, translation. look at the new testament. thanks tho!!! good info for my noodle (that means brain! lol)
  
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  by socrateswasfat on January 13th, 2008
- It is from Greek which is easy to verify. The term has come to mean "perfect place" in common parlance but in fact means nowhere which was the point. It is now taken to mean perfect place but technically Eutopia is more accurate. More literally meant "a fictional place" which was the point of the book.
  
  http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=utopia
  
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  by Tinkerbell on January 13th, 2008
- thanks tink!!
  
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by The Reverend Soleil on January 14th, 2008
Doubtful, because it's based on a false premise (i.e.; "global warming").

Global warming, and cooling, has been occurring since the planet first formed.

The current "warming trend" we're experiencing is an average of ONE degree Centigrade over a period of a CENTURY.

The last time temperatures were this high was in the Middle Ages -- and we all know how many SUV's people were driving back THEN.

And there have been periods in Earth's history when the oceans were some twenty degrees warmer than today, and there were NO permanent polar ice caps.

These simple facts beg the questions:

Just how much control over the Earth's climate could we have, even if we WANTED to?

and

Exactly what is the "correct" temperature for the planet, anyway?
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by Rub_4_luck on January 15th, 2008
Hi, I am the original author of this question (there doesn't seem to be a way to update this question and respond to those who have answered it other than 'post comment' underneath each answer but it won't verify my e-mail address so I can't answer you individually)

Basically the plot has changed alot since writing this although it's complicated so I won't go into it now. The concept has changed somewhat and will no longer include the global warming theme (because I also think it is scaremongering) and science and religion DO have a connection even if that connection is through their opposites. Thanks to everyone
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by SMores on January 11th, 2008
sounds interesting.. i would read it
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by FauxLo on January 11th, 2008
Possibly. It has an interesting premise. I guess the reviews would sway me to read it pretty easily, if they were good.
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by Snowman on January 11th, 2008
Um, no.
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by Rub_4_luck on January 11th, 2008
Um, why?

I'm the author of this book and some feedback would be nice
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by Im Alec has abandoned this account on January 11th, 2008
Why are you duplicating the name of an already famous book with a similar theme? Don't you expect confusion with Thomas More's classic, which describes a logical, a-religious imaginary society.
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by Azraff on January 11th, 2008
Yes. I love stuff like this.
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