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Worlds of Design: Fantasy vs. Sci-Fi Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="barasawa" data-source="post: 7764370" data-attributes="member: 44909"><p>For me Science Fiction is based on the idea of science, even if sometimes the science is speculative or even that of a different universal set. </p><p></p><p>Fantasy on the other hand employs the supernatural and magic is supernatural. </p><p></p><p>Psionics seems to be magic, but the idea that embodies it is that it is the currently not understood potential of the human mind that can direct or even create changes to itself and that which is around it. The standard basis for it is supposed to be scientific. </p><p></p><p>But writers aren't constrained by the limits of such definitions and are free to write things that embody both SF & F at the same time. Not to mention that things we may assume are one or the other, weren't envisioned as such by the author. </p><p></p><p>Don't forget these two little phrases you might have seen before... </p><p></p><p>Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.</p><p> &</p><p>Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from science.</p><p></p><p>So at a certain point of development, there's no real reason for us to even argue about it. In general, if it feels like science fiction, call it such. If it feels like fantasy, declare it fantasy. If it seems to have both in it, just call it science fantasy. </p><p></p><p>Of course there's something easier than trying to pigeon hole everything. If you enjoy it, just call it good. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barasawa, post: 7764370, member: 44909"] For me Science Fiction is based on the idea of science, even if sometimes the science is speculative or even that of a different universal set. Fantasy on the other hand employs the supernatural and magic is supernatural. Psionics seems to be magic, but the idea that embodies it is that it is the currently not understood potential of the human mind that can direct or even create changes to itself and that which is around it. The standard basis for it is supposed to be scientific. But writers aren't constrained by the limits of such definitions and are free to write things that embody both SF & F at the same time. Not to mention that things we may assume are one or the other, weren't envisioned as such by the author. Don't forget these two little phrases you might have seen before... Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. & Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from science. So at a certain point of development, there's no real reason for us to even argue about it. In general, if it feels like science fiction, call it such. If it feels like fantasy, declare it fantasy. If it seems to have both in it, just call it science fantasy. Of course there's something easier than trying to pigeon hole everything. If you enjoy it, just call it good. :) [/QUOTE]
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