Re: [asa] Creation Science Fiction

Science fiction will, in some cases, go beyond or even contrary to, some
current science. Good SF writers, however, will generally try to limit this
to one or a very few major breakthroughs in areas which could reasonably be
said to be beyond the limits of what our present science or technology has
explored. Contradicting current science in situations which are well within
present-day limits should of course be avoided.

I think that the use of "creation science fiction" as a term to puncture the
pretensions of "creation science" would probably have a rather limited scope
& would not be likely to be misunderstood. The possibility of confusion
would be lessened if it were made clear that "creation science" is supposed
to be an adjectyival phrase modifying "fiction" (& not that "creation" is an
adjective modifying "science fiction.") Perhaps it would help to write it
as "creatio-science fiction."

FWIW, I titled my recent collection of science fiction story sermons _Pulpit
Science Fiction_. This is not a plug (?) but if you want information you
can
find it at
http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/oop/click_ord/showdetail.html?sid=1581&isbn=0788023772&music=&buyable=0&assoc_id= .

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/

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Received on Thu Apr 19 13:10:30 2007