----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Definition of SF


> On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:27:16PM -0400, Bryon Daly wrote:
> 
> > Nuclear war.  IIRC, there's not much detail/specifics on the war
> > itself or the exact cause of widespread infertility beyond that.
> 
> In that case, I'd exclude it from science fiction. For it to be science
> fiction, there should be at least a vague attempt at scientifically
> explaining one of the main drivers of the plot, and preferably, there
> should be some reference to scientists somewhere in the world world
> working on fixing that problem.

So, Stranger in a Strange Land is not Science Fiction?

Dan M. 

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