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    Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God
    Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God
    Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God
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    Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God

    Written by Robert Charles Wilson

    Narrated by Pete Cross

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    Drawing on his own personal experience and his work as a science-fiction writer, the Hugo Award–winning author of Spin makes a case for what he calls intuitive atheism.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateSep 26, 2023
    ISBN9781666648317
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    Robert Charles Wilson

    Robert Charles Wilson was born in California and lives in Toronto. His novel Spin won science fiction’s Hugo Award in 2006. Earlier, he won the Philip K. Dick Award for his debut novel A Hidden Place; Canada’s Aurora Award for Darwinia; and the John W. Campbell Award for The Chronoliths.

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