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The idea of suspending disbelief isn't new, it's as old as stories themselves. Aesop's fables have been told for over 2,000 years with few people complaining that animals didn't talk. The Labors of Hercules aren't realistic, but that hasn't stopped the story being told for thousands of years. Gulliver's Travels isn't realistic. Fantastic stories have been told for ages, but at some point, it was decided that such stories were children's stories. That didn't mean they actually were children's stories. Of course, if you don't have to like science fiction or fantasy, it's just a matter of personal preference.
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