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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8509599" data-attributes="member: 22779">For a couple of reasons.1.  In SF, you are generally allowed one gimme.  One thing that breaks science and you're good to go.  So, FTL is fine in SF stories, so long as the rest of the story is largely plausible.2.  The purpose of psionics in SF is to allow magic in an SF setting without calling it magic.3.  The purpose of magic in a fantasy story is a plot coupon to get our protagonist to the next challenge.  The purpose of the science fiction point in an SF story is to ground the story in a particular question.  The reasoning is very different.But, as far as "how the world is supposed to be viewed" is a very fantasy genre approach that SF simply doesn't do.</blockquote>