People in SF are often as rational as the writers, unless it’s satirical SF like Robert Sheckley. But people in real life believe all kinds of bizarre things. How might you realistically and convincingly incorporate a belief like this into your story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a new theory making the rounds in Flat Earth circles. (Squares?) The forests you see are not real forests; the true forests are long dead, and the things which we think are mountains are actually their ruins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s a marvelous article here about how such a theory spreads, and its curious and somewhat mad beauty. (OK, strike “somewhat”) It’s a fascinating way to start your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n h\/t Steven Flaeck<\/p>\n\n\n http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2016\/09\/flat-earth-truthers\/499322\/<\/a><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" People in SF are often as rational as the writers, unless it’s satirical SF like Robert Sheckley.
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