Theodore Sturgeon vs. H. G. Wells
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Theodore Sturgeon
1918 – 1985
Theodore Sturgeon was an American author of primarily fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as a critic. He wrote approximately 400 reviews and more than 120 short stories, 11 novels, and several scripts for Star Trek: The Original Series.
"That’s fairly common. We don’t believe anything we don’t want to believe."
H. G. Wells
1866 – 1946
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.
"Our minds fall very readily under the spell of such unmitigated words as Purity and Chastity. Only death beyond decay, absolute non-existence, can be Pure and C…"