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soldierant

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4. Sre you questioning yhe "science" part or the "fivtion" part?

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:05 PM

Dec 16

They are called fiction because we cannot - yet - visit other planets and interact with their inhabitants. So any writing showing that is going to be fictional. They are called science because the technology required to get humans to places where they could conceivably do the things they do in the written word is part of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and in the mind of the public "science" is the obvious umbrella word for all that. (and, IMO, the recent suggestion to change STEM to STEAM in order to include the arts will not change that.)

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a question if i may dear lounge,,, [View all] AllaN01Bear Dec 16 OP

Very interesting question 👍👍 TommieMommy Dec 16 #1

They make a pigs breakfast of physics Turbineguy Dec 16 #2

I would think it is because of the technology required to do those things... OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #3

Sre you questioning yhe "science" part or the "fivtion" part? soldierant Dec 16 #4

I have no idea, but the old ones were sure fun. catbyte Dec 16 #5

Wow. Here ya go justaprogressive Dec 17 #6