Science fiction elements a nitpick Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible or at least non supernatural content such as future settings futuristic science and technology space travel aliens and paranormal abilities Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction making it a literature of ideas Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures 2 It is similar to but differs from fantasy in that within the context of the story its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation Wikipedia article on Science fiction It therefore seems to me that the heading Science fiction elements is erroneous and at least some and probably all of the matters considered under that heading should be under a Fantasy Elements heading instead I see nothing in the 1001 Nights that is derived from scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws Eric