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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Steve and others...
I think its funny about how you say that SF tech has to be possible/credible. How do you know. I bet there are a lot of things that we can do today that 200 years ago people would have said was not possible.
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How do you know?
You read... you study... and you
guess. You try to postulate, to the best of your ability, what science is capable of, and go with that (or ignore it and create handwavium).
Some writers are better than others at guessing at credible scientific advancements. Some don't even try, they just write what feels right to them, credible or not. In terms of entertainment, though, it's really not important. It's only important to the writer's and reader's personal sensibilities.
Sometimes, credibility just comes down to how well you describe your handwavium to your audience... if they buy the explanation, your science is "credible" to them. I've given explanations of FTL in 2 books, and they
might be credible to the audience who reads them... but they only
need to be credible enough to allow the reader to accept it long enough to enjoy the story.