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$\"\"$ At the intersection of religion and science fiction, IO9 notes that Philip K. Dick\u2019s annotated Bible is on sale on eBay for $6,500<\/a>. If you are so inclined, and wealthy, please buy it for me<\/a>! IO9 also notes William Gibson\u2019s snarky Twitter comment that he will gladly write stuff in your Bible for less<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in sci-fi around the blogosphere, Political Jesus asks whether<\/a> Octavia Butler predicted our current dystopian trends<\/a>, and Phil Plait linked<\/a> to a useful Doctor Who infographic<\/a> as well as Doctor Who graffiti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"