feeling. This isn’t the feeling someone has toward God—it’s atheistic, and not in the complicated way of Spinoza or whomever. The religious feeling of science fiction is a deep sense of awe at the great mysteries of the universe." - Meaning and context.">
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The “Church” of Sci-Fi (p. 91)
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Mind you, what we are discussing isn’t religion, per se, but religious feeling. This isn’t the feeling someone has toward God—it’s atheistic, and not in the complicated way of Spinoza or whomever. The religious feeling of science fiction is a deep sense of awe at the great mysteries of the universe.

— Liu Cixin

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Mind you, what we are discussing isn’t religion, per se, but religious feeling. This isn’t the feeling someone has toward God—it’s atheistic, and not in the complicated way of Spinoza or whomever. The religious feeling of science fiction is a deep sense of awe at the great mysteries of the universe." in the context of "The “Church” of Sci-Fi (p. 91)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Liu Cixin" (Quotes, Short fiction and essays, A View from the Stars (2024): Page numbers from the hardcover first American edition, published by Tor Books; , first printing See Cixin Liu's Internet Science Fiction Database page for original publication details Bold face added for emphasis ) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Liu Cixin

About Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin (born June 23, 1963) is a Chinese science fiction writer.