The Nine Billion Names Of God (Reaction Paper)

Who knew that God could have nine billion names? The Tibetan monks in Arthur C. Clarke's story did. The Nine Billion Names Of God.

Summary

Basically, the story is about these Tibetan monks who try to find out the nine billionth name of God because if they do so, their belief is that the world would end. No theories of science, no scientific principles and mathematical equations, they just believe it would. The only science I've found in the story is the Mark V. The Mark V is a computer which the monks used to find out God's nine billionth name. to do so, they hired engineers to do the job for them. Eventually it worked, they did find out God's nine billionth name and the world came to an end.

My Insight

I think it's WEAK Science Fiction because the author failed to explain where the Science is in the context. The fact that the world would end without any scientific explanation makes it weak.