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Science Fiction, or SciFi, is the subject of this wiki.

According to Wikipedia:

Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or scifi) is a genre of speculative fiction, wishing to provide a window into how humanity might coexist with advances in science and technology, as well as their reactions to such events. It typically features extraterrestrial life, artificial life/intelligence, space travel, and time travel. Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has been called a "literature of ideas." It usually avoids the supernatural, and unlike the related genre of fantasy, historically science fiction stories were intended to have a grounding in science-based fact or theory at the time the story was created, but this connection is now limited to hard science fiction.

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Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are explained as advancements in science, although some postulates, technologies, or concepts may still come to violate the known physics of today, such as teleportation.

The settings for science fiction are often contrary to known reality], but most science fiction relies on a considerable degree of suspension of disbelief, which is facilitated in the reader's mind by potential scientific explanations or solutions to various fictional elements. Science fiction criteria include:

  • A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines, or in a historical past that contradicts known facts of history or the archaeological record.
  • A spatial setting or scenes in outer space (e.g., spaceflight), on other worlds, or on subterranean earth.
  • Characters that include aliens, mutants, androids, or humanoid robots.
  • Technology that is futuristic (e.g., ray guns, teleportation machines, humanoid computers).
  • Scientific principles that are new or that contradict known laws of nature, for example time travel, wormholes, or faster-than-light travel.
  • New and different political or social systems (e.g. dystopia, post-scarcity, or a post-apocalyptic situation where organized society has collapsed).
  • Paranormal abilities such as mind control, telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation.
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