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Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival

From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Newsgroups	rec.arts.movies.current-films, rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity
Subject	Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival
Followup-To	rec.arts.sf.written
Date	2016-11-10 21:21 +0100
Organization	PointedEars Software (PES)
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Followups directed to: rec.arts.sf.written

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Bill Steele wrote in 5 newsgroups in rec.*, sci.*, and alt.*:

> On 11/10/16 2:02 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
>> "Based on speculative-fiction..." ? Is that a new word
>> "speculative-fiction"??
> 
> It's been around a while. Science fiction is a subset, abut scoence that
> doesn't (yet) exist. Speculative takes in other kinds of"What if?" What
> if aliens landed? What if the Nazis won WWII? What of society decided
> everyone has to get married by age 30 or else? What if we had a woman
> president?

Correct.

> Mostly it's because cheap space opera has made "science fiction" less
> respectable.

Incorrect.

However, sci.physics (where I read this) is about *physics*.  Please stop 
crossposting without Followup-To, and please do not crosspost from alt.ALL 
to the Big 8.

F'up2 rec.arts.sf.written

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speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 11:02 -0800
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-11-11 08:54 +1300
    Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 12:56 -0800
      Re: speculative origon of Arrival Bill Steele <ws21@cornel.edu> - 2016-11-11 13:39 -0500
        Re: speculative origon of Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-11 11:18 -0800
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Bill Steele <ws21@cornel.edu> - 2016-11-10 15:10 -0500
    Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-11-10 21:21 +0100
      Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 13:01 -0800
        Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-11-10 22:04 +0100
          Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 13:31 -0800
            Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 13:49 -0700
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-10 16:12 -0800
  Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-11 12:25 -0800
    Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-12 12:26 -0800
      Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-12 12:41 -0800
        Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-12 14:58 -0800
          Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 12:23 -0800
            Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 14:38 -0800
            Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-14 10:27 -0800
      Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 12:35 -0800
        Re: speculative-fiction...Arrival The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-11-13 12:52 -0800

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