Jules Verne's perspective of sci fi did and does progress science.
THE ETHICS expert, philosopher, data collecting, astro physicist, the visionary, the incorrect, the puzzled, the newbie and all of us including the policy maker and politician are respondsible and need to get involved. We are at some critical turning points regarding the new possible. Diversity is good. but all nay sayer and no play, takes our future out of our hands.

Sci is of course credible, in great hands. I t a valid way of thinking when true science is involved.