Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some really wild ideas that aren't possible, but are fun to speculate about.
Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing [animals] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without much regard for … - Stanley Schmidt
Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing [animals] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without much regard for …
- Stanley Schmidt
It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but more worthwhile, to imagine plausible ways we can make it better. - Stanley Schmidt
It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but more worthwhile, to imagine plausible ways we can make it better.
And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers come from those backgrounds, … - Stanley Schmidt
And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers come from those backgrounds, …
It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises. - Stanley Schmidt
It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.
There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though - it's been awfully hard to keep ahead o… - Stanley Schmidt
There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though - it's been awfully hard to keep ahead o…
Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to begin. - Stanley Schmidt
Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to begin.
Blaming society makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions. - Stanley Schmidt
Blaming society makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions.
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major revolutions in scien… - Stanley Schmidt
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major revolutions in scien…
Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it would be hard to deny t… - Stanley Schmidt
Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it would be hard to deny t…
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