What do you think is the most realistic depiction of the future in fiction?

There's faster than light travelgoth_bacon

This instantly negates all claims of realism.

[QUOTE="goth_bacon"]There's faster than light travelOleg_Huzwog

This instantly negates all claims of realism.

Do you think people in the year 1500 believed that we could walk on the moon, or communicate instantaneously across the planet?

Do you think people in the year 1500 believed that we could walk on the moon, or communicate instantaneously across the planet?

Engrish_Major

There's a difference between a) accomplishing what was once unimaginable, and b) violating the laws of physics.

The Jetsons:lol:

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Do you think people in the year 1500 believed that we could walk on the moon, or communicate instantaneously across the planet?

Oleg_Huzwog

There's a difference between a) accomplishing what was once unimaginable, and b) violating the laws of physics.

I'll quote you then, and 500 years from now when there is faster-than-light travel, you will be PWNED!!!1!

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Do you think people in the year 1500 believed that we could walk on the moon, or communicate instantaneously across the planet?

Oleg_Huzwog

There's a difference between a) accomplishing what was once unimaginable, and b) violating the laws of physics.

I'll quote you then, and 500 years from now when there is faster-than-light travel, you will be PWNED!!!1!

Engrish_Major

You're on! :P In 500 years, we shall see who has the last laugh.

The Jetsons:lol:

Agnidev

Didn't that show take place in 2000 or something? :lol:

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Do you think people in the year 1500 believed that we could walk on the moon, or communicate instantaneously across the planet?

Oleg_Huzwog

There's a difference between a) accomplishing what was once unimaginable, and b) violating the laws of physics.

Yeah, but this section of Physics is contradicting. As far as our current knowledge of Physics is concerned, matter can neither be created nor destroyed, yet it is here. How is it here? Did it just appear? Well, that would suggest that there is a god now wouldn't it and that doesn't bode well with the scientific community. This contradicting scenario shows that even the scientific community is uncertain of this area. After all, science is just our understanding of the universe. In 2002, at the Université de Moncton, physicist Alain Haché made history by sending pulses at a group velocity of three times light speed over a long distance for the first time, transmitted through a 120-metre cable made from a coaxial photonic crystal. So, as you can see, such a thing is feasable and has already been achieved.

[QUOTE="Agnidev"]

The Jetsons:lol:

Sandro909

Didn't that show take place in 2000 or something? :lol:

"Though no dates are ever specified, The Jetsons was originally supposed to take place in the year 2062.[1]Jetsons: The Movie contradicts this by placing the series "at the turn of the 21st century". In the movie The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, Elroy wanted to time travel into the future to visit the 25th century, indicating the Jetsons live no later than the 24th century.".

Gotta love Wikipedia

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"][QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]

Do you think people in the year 1500 believed that we could walk on the moon, or communicate instantaneously across the planet?

josko101

There's a difference between a) accomplishing what was once unimaginable, and b) violating the laws of physics.

Yeah, but this section of Physics is contradicting. As far as our current knowledge of Physics is concerned, matter can neither be created nor destroyed, yet it is here. How is it here? Did it just appear? Well, that would suggest that there is a god now wouldn't it and that doesn't bode well with the scientific community. This contradicting scenario shows that even the scientific community is uncertain of this area. After all, science is just our understanding of the universe. In 2002, at the Université de Moncton, physicist Alain Haché made history by sending pulses at a group velocity of three times light speed over a long distance for the first time, transmitted through a 120-metre cable made from a coaxial photonic crystal. So, as you can see, such a thing is feasable and has already been achieved.

Idiocracy.ninjacat11

Ghost in the Shell like someone said above. Though the whole brainstem in a robot thing might be a bit farfetched.

Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) seems kind of plausible to me.

on a darker note: the Fallout series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxG6g6eN6lY

Except for the ending. I think humanity will survive, except if humans make too much crazy experiments too fast.

Well you have many that could realistically occur. For instance;

Brave New World

Warhammer 40K

Fallout

Blade Runner

Ghost in the Shell

Mad Max

Children of Men

et al

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxG6g6eN6lY

Except for the ending. I think humanity will survive, except if humans make too much crazy experiments too fast.

Etherninty

My college Chem professor had an interesting hypothesis about supernovas. It went something like this, imagine if even 10% of all supernovas were caused by a species that created a high level of technology beyond ours but couldn't control it. Definately worrisome when you consider there are people that want to drill to the core of the Earth and drop a nuke, isn't it?

Well you have many that could realistically occur. For instance;

Brave New World

Fallout

Children of Men

et al

Smaug84

I just took the ones I'm familar with and I think:

BNW: Eh, I don't see one nation arbitrarily (sp?) going on a war of conquest and if anyone takes over, it'll probably be in the West with far superior technology of war. Also, even if they did, I don't think it'd be all communal and pleasure above all. Plus, wasn't it hinted that Russia took over? (The Russian technique for infecting water was particularly ingenius). You have to remember that in the 30s we didn't know they were incompetant. Still a good book.

Fallout: I don't see a nuclear war mainly because of a) MAD (which is the premise of the game, but I believe people have SOME common sense) and b) Western missile shield technology improving. Never played it though

Children of Men: Never seen it, but I'm pretty sure pollution won't get that bad and women won't be sterile. Not a bad premise though.

Neuromancer...

Hell, half of it's happened already.

[QUOTE="ninjacat11"]Idiocracy.slorg_king

Agreed. Here's the intro that basically tells the entire plot for those who haven't seen it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upyewL0oaWA

Also, heres the most popular TV show in 500 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i4lYURD7ts&feature=related