Futurist, author Robert Wilson dies

Futurist, author Robert Wilson dies

CAPITOLA, Calif., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Robert Anton Wilson, a futurist and co-author of the science fiction cult series "Illuminatus," has died in his home in Capitola, Calif. He was 74.

Wilson had post-polio syndrome, which had severely weakened his legs, leading to a fall that left him bedridden for the last seven months, the Los Angeles Times said Saturday.

The author of 35 books, Wilson wrote about many futuristic and futurist subjects, including extrasensory perception, mental telepathy, metaphysics, paranormal experiences, conspiracy theories and what he called quantum psychology.

He wrote the "Illuminatus" trilogy, stories about a secret global society, with Robert Shea in the late 1960s, when they were Forum editors at Playboy magazine. The stories have been credited with inspiring pop culture references to Illuminati, from "The X Files" to "The Da Vinci Code."

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Sorry.

I don't know why they didn't start the article with this

"Wilson, who died Jan. 11, was preceded in death by his wife, Arlen, who died in 1999. He is survived by two daughters and a son."

Between Brownback's announcing a run for President and this story I am experiencing too much deja vu today. :scared: What next, are the Patriots gonna beat the Chargers?

Nah, that could never happen. Not if there is any justice in the world.

Is this some weird time warp thing? :scared:

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