Comment on In Star Wars, what would it mean "to bring balance to The Force?"

• BenevolentOne@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There are detailed in-world explanations for precisely where the magic comes from, who gets it, why, and how it relates to other physical systems.

  It’s as much sci-fi as warp drives, planet cities, telecommunications aliens, ancient AIs, and space pirates…

  Anyways, enjoy this quote:

  There really is nothing to fear in fantasy unless you are afraid of the freedom of uncertainty. This is why it’s hard for me to imagine that anyone who likes science can dislike fantasy. Both are based so profoundly on the admission of uncertainty, the welcoming acceptance of unanswered questions. Of course the scientist seeks to ask how things are the way they are, not to imagine how they might be otherwise. But are the two operations opposed, or related?

  Ursula K. Le Guin, “It Doesn’t Have To Be the Way It Is,” June 2011; collected in No Time to Spare (2017)

  ursulakleguin.com/…/28-it-doesnt-have-to-be-the-w…

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• Danquebec@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The books follow a series of Allomancers, who are individuals who can consume metal to wield magical powers.

  Doesn’t seem scientific.

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  • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s more sci-fi than Star Wars

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