What is Science Fiction? It is the absence of governance and political arrangements in worlds where advanced technology marches onwards. Petty politics and primal instincts continue to dominate while scientific advancement continues. This is our problem today as well: our brightest minds devote themselves to science but shun governance and politics. So as in each catastrophe conjured and contemplated in science fiction, we run the risk of cosmic destruction, lest our greatest minds turn to resolving the outstanding problems of politics and governance first. . Usman W. Chohan
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Science fiction is, by definition, an imaginary realm where aspects of our world are transformed into otherworldly qualities. An example might be a world in which people travel to different planets. In the real world, people travel to different countries. But in science fiction, people travel to different planets. This is because science fiction is fantasy, which means that it is not based on the world as it actually is.

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