Extollager
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Fantasy can and occasionally does deal seriously with the topic of evil. I won't argue that unless someone thinks demonstration is needed.
But what about science fiction? Do authors of sf -- can they -- deal seriously with the topic of the nature and meaning of evil? When I list some big name authors of Golden Age sf (Asimov, Heinlein, de Camp, Clarke, &c.), none of them seems to me ever to have seriously attempted to deal with evil.
Is there something inherent in the mindsets of people who specialize in sf that predisposes them away from profound engagement with the subject of evil?
But what about science fiction? Do authors of sf -- can they -- deal seriously with the topic of the nature and meaning of evil? When I list some big name authors of Golden Age sf (Asimov, Heinlein, de Camp, Clarke, &c.), none of them seems to me ever to have seriously attempted to deal with evil.
Is there something inherent in the mindsets of people who specialize in sf that predisposes them away from profound engagement with the subject of evil?