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Old 05-07-2012, 02:04 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by Connallmac View Post
No, it is not. SciFi is about how science and it's advances change humanity and culture. Star Wars is anything but that. Luke is taught to handle magic and a magic sword by an old wizard to save the princess from the black knight.
Thats an exceptionally narrow definition of SF. If it works for you, fine, but most others will differ. Now if you said some of the best SF is "about how science and it's advances change humanity and culture" and gave a few examples...
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