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[QUOTE]Originally posted by CaptainMike: [QB] I consider 'speculative fiction' to be the better term when referring to scenarios about future societies, just because the 'science' isnt always the star. Some stories very definitely have science as the star and achieve dramatic effect very well, some science fiction from the 50s, 60s, and 70s that was done with the actual orbital physics and propulsion equations in mind and featured very little dialogue or character-focus, but had a plot and were enlightening to say the least, but Star Trek uses science not as the focus, but as a storytelling tool to further the plots. Roddenberry wanted to show us the future of humanity, not the future of science. He wanted to speculate about a society where many of the negative aspects we live with today had been removed and mankind could face the universe as an intelligent, honorable group. Thats why the characters of Star Trek are so appealin g but the science of Star Trek doesnt stand up to much scrutiny. 'Speculating' refers to inferring the possibility of how humans would evolve when certain variables of our current world are removed, and the science is very much secondary. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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