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Originally Posted by Marina2

So.... Whose hand is in Erika's portrait?

Spoiler for ep.5:

Beato? Battler?

Probably the tool used to knock on the door at midnight...

Originally Posted by Jan-Poo

Spoiler for episode5:

Uhm, first, afaik, the quantum theories were never demonstrated, and the same is true for the relativity theory. Even if they are widely accepted it doesn't mean they were proven. Personally I don't buy half of the quantum theories, especially considering that in most cases they know what happens but they don't know why.

That apart, "Sci-fi" is "fantasy" spiced up with "science". Even if we accept the multi-universe interpretation, the way to travel through these many universes is impossible in 1986. Even if such a thing existed it would still go against the mystery standards (knox rules).

Well, you can never "prove" a theory in science. All you can do is collect overwhelming evidence supporting your conclusion. Both aspects of quantum theory and relativity are supported by a huge amount of experimental evidence. Unless they're only a special case of a larger theory, there's almost no debate about whether they are true, at least in most situations that we can observe.

The largest difference between good sci-fi and fantasy is that sci-fi provides a plausible explanation. Good sci-fi is impossible to disprove with current scientific knowledge. Good fantasy is almost always impossible, and obviously so. (unless you're willing to buy an extreme twist in the known laws of physics)

The only ones who seem to care about strict mystery standards are Bern and friends, and they only care about it on the game board.
Obviously, the Meta world cannot fall under the same rules by the simple inclusion of the colored texts, among other things.