rant, science fiction, fantasy
SFF writers, please, just once
Can we overcome cell senesence and it not be a big hand-wringing affair over "Oh! Oh! The very SOUL of humanity! Tis tarnished! Death, it defines life, you see!"
Get lost with that drunk undergrad philosophy schpiel, istg
And on that note
"Necromancy is AGAINST THE LAWS OF LIFE ITSELF! (Healing magic's ok tho)"
Like, yeah, your arm exploded? Buddy, this mage'll magic you up a new one! He's all harmonious! Look, there's birds in his beard and everything.
If it's your brain, though? Nah man, that's Unnatural.
re: rant, science fiction, fantasy
Gravity is just as much a fundamental part of "our place in nature". We evolved for that, our bodies like it!
But whenever you get "Nope not going into space. That's unnatural!" in SF it's only from backwards sects of pitiable weirdos.