'Why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy?'
Well, Science Fiction used to be about fantasy. Now it isn't anymore (except for a few scarcities like The Matrix). Science Fiction now tries to fit as much as possible of our current world view in a futuristic technological setup. Our daily, (overly) rational world view in techno-suits with blinking lights everywhere.
Our current short sighted (and flawed IMO) world view doesn't capture any imagination. It excels at validating the ego and that's about it. It would seem that blinking lights also get boring after a while.
Science Fiction producers need to stop producing that self-validating, narcissistic, but politically correct crap, and replace it with something that leaves us wondering in awe.
'Forward-looking works of science' are not interesting when we look forward and it reminds us of that not-so-interesting today.
Some people want battles, fragmentation, fights; they must witness that, talk forever about it, and imagine some more if there is not enough to fill their apetite. There is nothing to do about it, it's a fact of life. Unfortunately, those people have the bad habit of speaking louder that the rest of us, thus becoming a distraction, and the very source of what they fear. Oh well...
Re:Uh, doesn't seem very "rational" at all
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If I understand correctly, your affirmation is that we are not meant to be here.
As you said The burden of proof lies upon the one who makes the affirmative claim, so where is your proof that we are not meant to be here?
Of course I know that nobody has ever positively proved that we are or not meant to be, and that such a proof would be very difficult, if not impossible to find.
Therefore your belief that we are not meant to be here is as groundless as the opposite one.
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...where you can say "take credit" and "selfless" in the same sentence and get away with it :-)
'Why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy?'
Well, Science Fiction used to be about fantasy. Now it isn't anymore (except for a few scarcities like The Matrix). Science Fiction now tries to fit as much as possible of our current world view in a futuristic technological setup. Our daily, (overly) rational world view in techno-suits with blinking lights everywhere.
Our current short sighted (and flawed IMO) world view doesn't capture any imagination. It excels at validating the ego and that's about it. It would seem that blinking lights also get boring after a while.
Science Fiction producers need to stop producing that self-validating, narcissistic, but politically correct crap, and replace it with something that leaves us wondering in awe.
'Forward-looking works of science' are not interesting when we look forward and it reminds us of that not-so-interesting today.
Some people want battles, fragmentation, fights; they must witness that, talk forever about it, and imagine some more if there is not enough to fill their apetite. There is nothing to do about it, it's a fact of life. Unfortunately, those people have the bad habit of speaking louder that the rest of us, thus becoming a distraction, and the very source of what they fear. Oh well...
If I understand correctly, your affirmation is that we are not meant to be here.
As you said The burden of proof lies upon the one who makes the affirmative claim, so where is your proof that we are not meant to be here?
Of course I know that nobody has ever positively proved that we are or not meant to be, and that such a proof would be very difficult, if not impossible to find.
Therefore your belief that we are not meant to be here is as groundless as the opposite one.
Rationality is a double-sided sword, you know