On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:19:47 -0700, Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doesn't science fiction require *fictitious* science, i.e., stuff that > hasn't been discovered/invented yet?
I don't think so. You can take currently existing science and/or technology, make some extrapolations, and write a "What if?"-type story that would most likely be considered SF. Ie: "What if there was a global nuclear war - what would life in the aftermath be like?", "What if a society used technology to create public-accessible 24-hour surveilance of everyone, with near total lack of privacy?", "What if human cloning was legalized and became common?" The science and technologies here are largely available; the questions are really about how they are being used. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
