Smug, tiny, inflexible brains. Yay!

The Cynical Writer: "(Indeed, that's one of the things that differentiates science fiction from 'mainstream' fiction: Moral, political and philosophical choices are in the context of a created universe, not necessarily the one we live in. Some messaging won't map perfectly (or at all) into this universe, which (among other things) bugs people who don't want to have to stretch their smug little minds to accomodate a new set of rules -- you can tell who these people are when they say things like 'Science Fiction isn't real literature.' Just smile, pity their tiny inflexible brains, and move on.)"

(Via Whatever.)