CleverNickName
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Hey, that "crystal rubbing madness" is how I also made it into the world.True, psi stuff made it into sci-fi because of the seventies, when there was crystal rubbing madness, its also the same time frame where people are against D&D because it is teaching kids magic.
But yep, fair point: psionics in science-fiction is fairly recent. The first example that comes to mind is Spock using the "Vulcan mind-meld" on a wad of jelly in a cave; I think it must have been in the 1960s based on the costumes and disco lighting. Then there was "the Force," from Star Wars, which was about 10 years later judging from Skywalker's haircut and shoulder pads.
When I think "science fiction," though, I think of Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein," or Kubrik's "2001: A Space Odyssey" film. No telepathic space-squids anywhere, and that's how I prefer my sci-fi to stay. But I can see why plenty of folks would want rules for it.
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