This one left me in a state of palpable depression.
Though it's only the end if you don't count Eoin Colfer's authorized continuation, And Another Thing..., which I thought did a decent job capturing the feel of Adams's works (and rectified a few things I thought went wonky toward the end).
@tbweber@bookstodon@bookstadon I will be starting on And Another Thing if only just because this ending is so sad... I remember vaguely (it's been a while) that I had found the book to be not bad, but I did miss Adam's writing. At least reading that book would probably at least make me feel better than I felt while finishing Mostly Harmless. I wish there were more Hitchhiker's books by Douglas Adams.
@arensb@sciencefiction@reading@bookstodon definitely! I somewhat selfishly wish he had been able to complete the Dirk Gently series and written a lot more books! Really greatly missed.
‘The argument goes something like this: “I refuse to prove that I exist,” says God, “for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.”
‘“But,” says Man, “the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn’t it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don’t. QED.”
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I have my doubts. It made Cerberus pretty cranky.
There’s also the old joke about man having two heads, but only enough blood to operate one at a time.
Oh I totally get that man.... Though I my case I'm too lazy to do calculations in my head... 🤣
"For a moment or two the old man didn’t reply. He was staring at the instruments with the air of one who is trying to convert Fahrenheit to centigrade in his head whilst his house is burning down."
These lines from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams are a satire on the extent of selfishness and shortsightedness we as humans can be sometimes prone to, as seen all too commonly around us.
I, for one, am all for our our Lord and Savior, the #cat !! 🤣 🤣
"‘It’s nothing to do with me,’ he said, ‘I am not involved with people. The Lord knows I am not a cruel man.’
‘Ah!’ barked Zarniwoop, ‘you say “The Lord”. You believe in something!’
‘My cat,’ said the man benignly, picking it up and stroking it. ‘I call him The Lord..." from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams ( #thehitchikersguidetothegalaxy series)
The whole "bovine" joke in #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams was hilarious. It got me thinking: how would I feel if an animal I was about to consume came up to me enthusiastically conveying its consent for being eaten? I will be horrified, just like Arthur! But why?
Will it be better to eat against its consent instead? Why?
Then… what about salad's consent?!🤣
Interesting thought experiment...
A true sense of proportion of the infinity of the universe with respect to humanity fills me with wonder, but may also sometimes lead one to have an existential crisis. I think I would definitely be interested in trying the Total Perspective Vortex!