Magic Poriferan
^He pronks, too!
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2007
- Messages
- 14,081
- MBTI Type
- Yin
- Enneagram
- One
- Instinctual Variant
- sx/sp
With time I've increasingly come to question the entire nature and purpose of the separation of the genres Sci-Fi and Fantasy. They do not seem to be differentiated by definitions so much as nebulous collection of conventions. Furthermore, it seems like almost anything that is considered one could easily be considered the other, and the key elements that make a person decide which a story is often strike me as trivial and superficial. Yet, once a person has decided which of the two genres a story is, it seems to dramatically change their expectations particularly in the sense that people suspend much less disbelief for Sci-Fi than they do for Fantasy. In my own opinion, the way people judge stories based on these genres can strike me as unfair (for example, a story which I figure might just as well be considered Fantasy is considered Sci-Fi, and suddenly treated much more harshly for obvious unscientific events).
What do you, dear reader, consider the difference between Sci-Fi and Fantasy as genres, and what purpose do you think this distinction serves?
What do you, dear reader, consider the difference between Sci-Fi and Fantasy as genres, and what purpose do you think this distinction serves?