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Posted By blainegarrett 1 year ago in NewsBest-selling author and filmaker Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles Tuesday, after a courageous and private battle against cancer, according to a statement released by his family. He was 66.
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StevieGee1 year ago
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I've read several of his books. They are good stories. They are also easy reads so are good choices for young teens who think they're too old for childrens books. I've used them to keep my kids reading. My condolences to his family.
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Mutainia1 year ago
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I thought this guy was brilliant in his ideas, being able to come up with such incredible matterial at such a young age withOUT the internet at his reach. He was, no doubt, not only incredibly smart and successful, but, filthy rich, able to afford the BEST of medical care to boot... and, yet, cancer... got him.
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Goppy1 year ago
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You're very much correct Aidenag.
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While normally we can and should separate out his creativity from his personal opinions ... he did use his influence to promote his personal belief that Global Warming is a hoax.
He actually became a sort of 'Science Advisor' to George W Bush and provided GW the talking points to use against Global Warming.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/14/crichton-criti...
As if to prove what a small minded individual he was, he introduced a character into his book "NEXT" that was a critic of his stance on Global Warming. The character was a child rapist.
Again, I believe we can and should separate out his creativity from his politics.
If anything ... the disgrace rests more with George W. Bush for relying on an author of FICTION to fashion his position on SCIENCE.
I will be SO happy to see GeeDub go ... what a disaster.-
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Charlson1 year ago
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He used science as a basis in most of his work. His science was a mix of real science and speculative sci-fi. But primarily he was a story teller and a good one at that. So I'll try to overlook his anti-global warming stance because I enjoy suspending my disbelief reading imaginative fiction.
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Goppy1 year ago
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What you describe as taking a parting shot is ... as my fellow Christian Conservatives describe it when they ... and you .... do it .... is called bringing out the story that Mainstream Media refuses to tell.
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LOL!!!
You know ... that Right Wing Biased Media?
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maj1 year ago
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I have loved all his books. His imagination with all the ''science'' was done in such a way as to be entertaining and enlightning. He made you think and consider different realities. I always looked forward to his next book. I will miss him terribly.
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