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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Okay. So what's the first work of science fiction to you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If the authors believed magic and the gods to be real, would ancient works like The Epic of Gilgamesh or The Iliad count as science fiction?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Good question! Typically they get listed as fantasy because the magic isn't manmade. Most definitions of science fiction require a human to have created the unrealistic element - or an extraterrestrial lifeform who is roughly analogous to a person. It's not just that magic is present, but that it was derived from supernatural sources and not by human actions.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's something I haven't delved into enough to arrive at a definitive conclusion, actually. The subject delivers little thrill for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Then I suggest you accept the common interpretation that "Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus", is at least the first modern work of sci-fi.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I can tell this means a lot to you. I suppose it's a matter of taste.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Fair enough as a term, but it was one of my minors in college. Authors use both.