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To be science fiction, the story must depend upon fictional science or scientific achievements. Although that is most plausible for the future, it could be set in the present or past; e.g. we could...
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2019-12-19T22:13:46Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T11:51:54Z (over 4 years ago)
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To be science fiction, the story must depend upon fictional science or scientific achievements. Although that is most plausible for the future, it could be set in the present or past; e.g. we could push some modern, actual scientific achievement back into pre-history; e.g. the Chinese invented gunpowder in 700 AD, it took them 200 years to realize it could be weaponized. They also invented quench-hardened steel, about 400 AD, and had a weaker form of steel around 200 BC. So what if some genius had invented actual **rifles** accurately firing bullets about 700 AD? That story would be science fiction, set in the distant past. A story simply set in the future, where the plot is not driven by scientific developments, even if the story uses plausible scientific developments; would be speculative fiction, not science fiction.
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2019-05-08T21:52:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 16