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Re:Science Fiction vs. Science Fantasy by aldarion on Saturday August 05, 2023 @01:12PM (#37014191)
I don't think you can call FTL a "fantasy". It is simply a plot device necessitated by the interstellar setting.
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Re:Science Fiction vs. Science Fantasy by SideburnsOfDoom on Sunday August 06, 2023 @05:52AM (#37020448)
FTL is a fantasy.

i.e. not actual, not even possible, not even a self-consistent, coherent idea.

If magic dragons were a necessary plot device, they'd still be a fantasy.

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