Mythology and Science Fiction

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This paper examines how science fiction challenges our concepts of belief, faith, and religion because it wantonly contests our comfortable notions of what is and what could become reality. It demonstrates how, out of all of what science fiction has to offer, nothing captures this more than the speculation of extraterrestrial culture and life in space. It discusses how science fiction is the grey area between religion and science that gives us something to believe in beyond what we are told to take as the "gospel". It shows how we are allowed to imagine the possibilities and find comfort in these concepts, ideas, and stories developed by science fiction authors like Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov.

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"We theorize on the meaning of life and death, which incorporate themselves into our discussions on extraterrestrial life. Religious doctrines basically say that the heavens are God's place, although science has shown us the galaxies, stars and planets that dwell in the heavens. We place our faith in science to uncover vaccines and cures for terminal illnesses and diseases like AIDS, cancer, cholera, and dysentery. We are not as pious as our ancestors were in the Middle Ages, because we believe in science, yet, we still pray and believe in the traditions of our own religious beliefs. Perhaps if only for the reason that we do not entirely trust science to hold all the answers, or maybe, just maybe, we believe that religion and science are both right."

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