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by flangola7 1066 days ago
Blind denial. No argument or evidence presented, merely bold statements made with the expectation they be taken without question.

Flying humans was science fiction 120 years ago. A single bomb able to destroy an entire city was science fiction 80 years ago. A machine that can complete more mathematical calculations in one minute than all human manual computation in history was science fiction 60 years ago. EUV photolithography capable of creating molecule-sized transistors was science fiction 30 years ago. A computer that can create visual art and talk to you in plain English was science fiction 2 years ago. A computer that can clone your voice and mannerisms was science fiction 1 year ago.

Science fiction has a way of becoming non-fiction, often within the span of a generation or less.