On Sunday, December 21, 2014 3:17:15 AM UTC+5:45, [email protected] wrote: > On Friday, December 19, 2014 11:48:34 AM UTC, Pierz wrote:So a close friend > of mine is a novelist whose latest book has a supernova in it. It's not a sci > fi novel and the supernova is really quite secondary but provides a nice > backdrop to the literary main fare. I've read the manuscript and though I'm > no astrophysicist I can see his science is full of glaring flaws - for > example the star causes an aurora! And gamma ray headaches... Anyway he needs > an astrophysicist or similar to help him with these details and I said I'd > ask on here if anyone would be prepared to help. He's a full time author and > a serious writer. His last novel has been translated into several languages > and was long listed for Australia's biggest literary award, the Miles > Franklin. So you wouldn't be helping some mug with an unpublishable > manuscript. The book is good. > > > Science literate, Physics Factual, story telling, is FICTION. He doesn't need > to worry what current physics says a supernova is all about. He dreams a > consistent worldview that is shocking and unsettling, that leaves nothing as > we imagined. That's science fiction. The framework of real accurate > scientific knowledge is the genius author barometer of his worldview being > equally consistent with empirical observation as the incumbent world view. > More and better is incumbent worldview to the same detail explained equally > well by his worldview. > > > I think the imagery of the loneliest theory as the one most true, resorting > to lonely hearts coloumbs of planet earth for an astrophysicist or anyone > remaining still curious what is really true. No one has a lot of time for it > these days. The truth will be tolerated in small POLITE doses Conditioned on > reciprocity of equal acknowledgement of diversely ranging perspectives of > Truth. Otherwise, Truth is despicable.....and an embarrassing association > with potential for future blowbacks of the most career limiting variety. > > > Oh yay! The stuff of intrepid truth seekers spread out before us; the stuff > is all asunder; above below and under; the EVERYTHING LIST. > > > YES. YES. YES IT IS HERE ----> BUT OH THANKY FOOK THE TRUE WORLD VIEW > HAPPENED TO COINCIDE IN OUR TIME WITH WHAT IS ALLOWED TO SAY, AND ALL THAT IS > NOT ALLOWED TO SAY IS ALL THAT HAPPENS TO BE THE UNTRUTH. THANK > GOODNESS...because were things different then what a bunch of craven > traitorous cowards you'd pretend the other not to be, for reciprocated > sensitivity. > > > Ooops...sorry. Lost the struggle with schizophrenia once again. I apologize. > I obviously did not mean anything literally or truly. It was just because I > trusted you. I trust you. This does not end with you. There are many worlds. > Many worlds. Seek others out. Just do what you can. Do what you can.
Okaaaay... Well thanks for that. I think. He's willing to be somewhat loose with the science but on the other hand he wants it to be passably plausible to a scientifically educated reader. Btw I disagree on your definition of science fiction. Many sci fi authors aim for a very high level if scientific accuracy. Of course there are many exceptions (most popular sci fi films and tv for example). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
