Comments on: Geoff Ryman on Mundane SF http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Being http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 Being Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:00:14 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/#comment-3868 Not to put too fine a point on it- but the science is wrong. He is claiming that SF is unscientific [and using Star Trek as an example: all the five people who honestly believed in ST realities quiver in their boots], but his own reasoning is rather questionable. For example [my favorite]: "Brain downloads: transferring something that has four switches (up and down in both directions) to a system works through binaries?" Wait, what? Does he mean genetic switches? Dimensions? First of all, he is wrong. Second of all, all of these can be simulated. I could dissect the entire speech for non-sequitors or outright ridiculousness, but I have no desire to be redundant. The man is welcome to write whatever he wants to, but his ideology leaves me unimpressed. Not to put too fine a point on it- but the science is wrong. He is claiming that SF is unscientific [and using Star Trek as an example: all the five people who honestly believed in ST realities quiver in their boots], but his own reasoning is rather questionable.

For example [my favorite]:

“Brain downloads: transferring something that has four switches (up and down in both directions) to a system works through binaries?”

Wait, what? Does he mean genetic switches? Dimensions? First of all, he is wrong. Second of all, all of these can be simulated.

I could dissect the entire speech for non-sequitors or outright ridiculousness, but I have no desire to be redundant.

The man is welcome to write whatever he wants to, but his ideology leaves me unimpressed.

]]> By: Shannon http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/comment-page-1/#comment-3804 Shannon Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:37:58 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/#comment-3804 It's definitely food for thought, although that last "It's never too late to grow up" line is really annoying. It’s definitely food for thought, although that last “It’s never too late to grow up” line is really annoying.

]]> By: Tomas Martin http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/comment-page-1/#comment-3765 Tomas Martin Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:42:54 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/09/21/geoff-ryman-on-mundane-sf/#comment-3765 I think Mundane fiction is fascinating and much of the work I love the most is in this region, both when I'm reading and when I'm writing. We need it, to imagine the challenging future ahead of us. I think Mundane fiction is fascinating and much of the work I love the most is in this region, both when I’m reading and when I’m writing. We need it, to imagine the challenging future ahead of us.

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