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Given that Asimov is so well known for his wild sideburns, as opposed to his earlier scientist picture, shouldn't the profile picture be one of him later in life with those sideburns.--RossF18 (talk) 06:18, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
I had the same thought on seeing the picture. --Steve Stair (talk) 16:28, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi
Having had the article Three Laws of Robotics delisted from FA I am trying to start a little initiative to get it back up to FAC status.
Please can anyone who has a specific interest go to Work required and look at the problems listed and comment on any ideas they may have in the section Addressing the problems below it.
Any responses please place in the relevant section after the Proposed solution header
Thanks Chaosdruid (talk) 02:52, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
There seems to be some debate about the categories of the Dewey decimal system that Asimov is published in. According to the article, he is published in 9 of 10. This statement permeates many websites I have searched, and they all reference (including this page) www.asimovonline.com. The problem is that that site doesn't state that fact. It states that he is published in categories 200, 400, 500, 600, and 700, and it specifically states that he is not published in Philosophy (100). I have yet to find an actual list of publications in 300, 800, and 900, although I don't doubt that these writings exist. My qualm with the statement is that the reference isn't accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.227.130.30 (talk) 04:15, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
"The same memoir states his belief that Hell is "the drooling dream of a sadist" crudely affixed to an all-merciful God; if even human governments were willing to curtail cruel and unusual punishments, wondered Asimov, why would punishment in the afterlife not be restricted to a limited term?"
Cf. Talmud (Mishnah Eduyot, chap. 2, end): "The judgment of the wicked in Gehenna is twelve months," and an alternate opinion there, which further limits same to less than two months.
Toddcs (talk) 02:56, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
I see no call for this: "He did, however, continue to identify himself as Jewish in the ethnic sense…" No source says that he continued to identify himself as "Jewish in the ethnic sense…" That is an elaboration not supported by sources. His words need no embellishment as they speak for themselves when he is quoted as saying, "I attend no services and follow no ritual and have never undergone that curious puberty rite, the bar mitzvah. It doesn't matter. I am Jewish." Bus stop (talk) 04:00, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Volume 1 by Carl Rollyson, p. 112: "Asimov was not religious but was proud of his Jewish ethnic heritage." ← George talk 10:11, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
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