I don't think Destiny is a fun universe (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, December 03, 2014, 14:35 (3441 days ago) @ Kermit

How stuff works is exactly not the point with Mythic Sci-Fi.

Have you ever enjoyed ancient mythological stories, or rich fantasy epics like Tolkien's, or even the classic Star Wars? The thing in common between them is the crafting of stories with epic overarching themes, emotions and metaphors about the struggles of humanity through the ages.

And to me that is less interesting than the struggles that humanity has yet to face. Fantasy is backward thinking, reveling in and codifying ignorance, whereas Sci-Fi is forward thinking and progressive. It's why fantasy rarely if ever tackles complex philosophical issues, whereas Sci-Fi is full of such things.

I feel like I've read this somewhere before... Oh yeah! I had no clue what you meant back and still don't now. A story doesn't forfeit addressing complex issues just because the primary mode of travel is a horse instead of a starship.

Right. Cody's thesis presupposes that the humans in spaceships are fundamentally different beings than the humans on horseback.

It does not.

P.S. you can do Sci-Fi without spaceships.

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Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - scarab, 2014-11-30, 04:29
- Blue gold *img* - rhubarb, 2014-11-30, 11:47
  - Blue gold *img* - Chewbaccawakka, 2014-12-01, 10:19
- Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Ragashingo, 2014-11-30, 12:51
  - +1 - Leviathan, 2014-11-30, 13:43
    - I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - scarab, 2014-11-30, 14:06
      - I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Cody Miller, 2014-11-30, 14:41
      - You are over thinking it - Durandal, 2014-11-30, 15:03
        
        How do you know all that stuff? - scarab, 2014-11-30, 15:12
        
        How do you know all that stuff? - General Battuta, 2014-11-30, 15:48
        
        I like that one - ZackDark, 2014-11-30, 15:53
        
        How do you know all that stuff? - Ragashingo, 2014-11-30, 15:58
        
        thanks for the link - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-11-30, 18:04
        
        How do you know all that stuff? - Cody Miller, 2014-12-01, 23:52
        
        How do you know all that stuff? - Durandal, 2014-12-01, 09:31
      - I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - BeingU, 2014-12-01, 22:31
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Cody Miller, 2014-12-01, 23:49
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Ragashingo, 2014-12-02, 01:07
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Kermit, 2014-12-02, 04:42
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Cody Miller, 2014-12-03, 14:35
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Kermit, 2014-12-03, 15:43
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Cody Miller, 2014-12-03, 16:14
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Kermit, 2014-12-03, 16:37
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - ZackDark, 2014-12-03, 16:49
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Kermit, 2014-12-03, 16:58
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - ZackDark, 2014-12-03, 17:05
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Kermit, 2014-12-03, 17:21
        
        I agree - ZackDark, 2014-12-03, 17:44
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Cody Miller, 2014-12-03, 16:58
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - ZackDark, 2014-12-03, 17:00
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Kermit, 2014-12-03, 17:01
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - Cody Miller, 2014-12-03, 17:02
        
        I don't think Destiny is a fun universe - ZackDark, 2014-12-03, 17:08
        
        Obviously untrue - RC, 2014-12-02, 19:45
        
        Obviously untrue - Cody Miller, 2014-12-03, 16:19
    - +2 - Chewbaccawakka, 2014-12-01, 10:33
  - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Cody Miller, 2014-11-30, 14:42
    - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Ragashingo, 2014-11-30, 16:02
- Yep. Love it! - Leviathan, 2014-11-30, 13:38
  - What is it you love about it? - scarab, 2014-11-30, 13:49
    - He asks the guy who invented Whale-frogs! :p - Ragashingo, 2014-11-30, 14:15
    - The mythic part and the sci-fi part. - Leviathan, 2014-12-02, 20:20
- Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Quirel, 2014-12-02, 13:01
  - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - scarab, 2014-12-02, 13:11
    - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Quirel, 2014-12-03, 11:35
  - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - dogcow, 2014-12-02, 15:09
    - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Quirel, 2014-12-03, 12:32
      - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - dogcow, 2014-12-03, 12:46
      - Mythic Sci-Fi: does it work for you? RNA - Ragashingo, 2014-12-03, 15:54

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