 | | Re: IRON MECHA Results! —Dave Schuler
| | | | (...) Philip K Dick, among countless others, has also addressed this. His distinction between sci-fi and fantasy was similar but more fundamental: if an element of the story is considered impossible, then it's fantasy. Not "improbable" or "currently (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: IRON MECHA Results! —Aaron M. Sneary
| | | | | | (...) Another interesting study of Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy can be found in Henry Gee's (URL) Science of Middle Earth>. His point is that science fiction has at least some focus on the technology that makes the 'impossible' possible. Fantasy, he suggests (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: IRON MECHA Results! —Brian Cooper
| | | | | (...) The extreme definition: Science fiction is an extrapolation, linear perhaps. Fantasy is a random point, connected to nothing. (...) Self-consistency of pseudo science is a drag on the plot. It spoils the fun in Fantasy realms. :-) (...) Yes (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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