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<blockquote data-quote="Morlock" data-source="post: 6642437" data-attributes="member: 6776981"><p>Used that way, "hard sci-fi" is a contradiction in terms. The more it is the one, the less it is the other. And "soft" sci-fi becomes "purer" sci-fi than "hard sci-fi" is. Because "science fiction" is, by definition, speculative. Here's a good definition:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_science_fiction" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_science_fiction</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>E.g., if you want to speculate about the rules of science, or ignore them, you want soft sci-fi (warp speed, psionics-sans-good-explanation, etc). If you want stuff that obeys the known rules of science and tries to give plausible explanations (lots of transhumanist stuff), you want hard sci-fi.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nonsense.</p><p></p><p>ETA: A grey goo scenario isn't particularly plausible, but it has the advantage of possibly producing the ironic outcome of <em>technology putting an end to both humanity, and technological progress</em>. Then there's a catastrophic impact with an object from space, the sun going nova, or some other astronomical phenomenon.</p><p></p><p>In many ways, the Dark Ages halted progress for centuries (yes, I know a strong case can be made that they weren't as "dark" as all that).</p><p></p><p>The eastern empire stagnated for a thousand years, after the fall of Rome. Moore's Law isn't actually a law; it's a trend.</p><p></p><p>We can't put a man on the Moon, at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morlock, post: 6642437, member: 6776981"] Used that way, "hard sci-fi" is a contradiction in terms. The more it is the one, the less it is the other. And "soft" sci-fi becomes "purer" sci-fi than "hard sci-fi" is. Because "science fiction" is, by definition, speculative. Here's a good definition: [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_science_fiction[/url] E.g., if you want to speculate about the rules of science, or ignore them, you want soft sci-fi (warp speed, psionics-sans-good-explanation, etc). If you want stuff that obeys the known rules of science and tries to give plausible explanations (lots of transhumanist stuff), you want hard sci-fi. Nonsense. ETA: A grey goo scenario isn't particularly plausible, but it has the advantage of possibly producing the ironic outcome of [i]technology putting an end to both humanity, and technological progress[/i]. Then there's a catastrophic impact with an object from space, the sun going nova, or some other astronomical phenomenon. In many ways, the Dark Ages halted progress for centuries (yes, I know a strong case can be made that they weren't as "dark" as all that). The eastern empire stagnated for a thousand years, after the fall of Rome. Moore's Law isn't actually a law; it's a trend. We can't put a man on the Moon, at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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