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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ryan McReynolds: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [qb]I find the distinction made here between science fiction and fantasy very unsatisfactory.[/qb][/QUOTE] In the History of Science Fiction course I took last semester, they repeatedly emphasized that the defintions are so loose that very few people can agree. Some say that there isn't a difference, others say it is a difference in "feel" more than anything else. Some say that science fiction has to be about a scientific idea, others say it has to only be in a scientific context. The one we went with was that science fiction is any story in which the story cannot exist without elements of either speculative science or unrealized applications of real science. By that definition, a show like [i]CSI[/i] isn't science fiction, though it relies heavily on science, because it only uses "real" science. A hard scifi story might use only real science, but it is always applied in ways it is not currently applied. A soft scifi story (like [i]Star Trek[/i]) might invent thigns which we currently believe to be impossible, but in the pretense that it is merely an elaboration of current science. Fantasy, on the other hand, assumes that science is fundamentally wrong in that the laws of physics may not apply, as with magic. [i]Star Trek[/i] already borders closely with fantasy by this standard, with omnipotent noncorporeal beings, the Vulcan [i]katra[/i], and so on. Personally, I don't really care what you call it. [i]Jurassic Park[/i] is considered mainstream, but it's certainly also science fiction. [i]Star Trek[/i] is considered science fiction, but most of its stories could be "transplanted" into fantasy or even historical settings. I say, "screw it." If a story is good, I'll read/watch it regardless of what it's classified as. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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