JohnW
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| Quote (Cubist @ May 04 2015,12:58) | | Quote (midwifetoad @ May 04 2015,05:47) | | I have a bookshelf of Heinlein era science fiction, but I'm not sure what real science fiction is. |
Heh! Defining 'science fiction' is a notoriously difficult task—ask five different SF fen (plural of "fan", and yes, "fen" is a time-honored term in fannish slang), and you'll get 6 different answers. Myself, I go with this definition:
Science fiction is a branch of literature in which scientific theories and/or findings are so central to the plot that the story couldn't exist if said theories/findings were removed from the story. |
It's like pornography. I can't define it, but I know it when I see it.
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Math is just a language of reality. Its a waste of time to know it. - Robert Byers
There isn't any probability that the letter d is in the word "mathematics"... The correct answer would be "not even 0" - JoeG
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