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Science fiction: gibberish or a glance at oneself? Since the very rudiment of mankind humans have dreamed… Dreamed of understanding nature's phenomena, dreamed of finding out the secrets of the infinite universe and dreamed of perception of their own place in its vast continuity. These dreams, passed orally through the lips of generations eventually took form of what we now call a myth. Now, let's analyze what science fiction is. I think it wouldn't be …

…of classical mythology simply can't interest a modern person as much as it had in those times. But when set in the exotic stage of space those dreams will easier deliver those messages encoded in the core of the myth. In conclusion I would like to emphasize again: science fiction is not just a futuristic mumbo-jumbo. It is a branch of mythology, which, in it's own way is a key to one's harmony and self-understanding.