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Originally Posted by DaleDe
I don't think there is anything magical about only one. For me a fiction book can describe a set of parameters that must be internally consistent. A science fiction book can set up a whole set of world events but once set up then science in that framework must be consistent and obey the rules.
Dale
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Yes!
And as an extension, anything that a reasonable person would consider inconsitent with the world should be explained away.
Most reasonable people would apply the rules of our world unless otherwise prompted.
For example, time travel is not currently possible, so writers use quasi science to make time travel seem plausible. Don't tell me something that common sense tells me is impossible unless you give me the courtesy of making it seem plausible.