Humanism/science
Humanism and Science are often regarded as two different ways of thought, On paper they are separated in education, professional careers, and even culture tends to set the two apart but in practice they are synonymous with each other. A compilation of some of the worlds most popular fictions are based heavily in reality; Science fiction like the cult classic movie BladeRunner and Aldous Huxley's novel A Brave New World, meld scientific reasoning with an active imagination to produce stories that work upon human emotion as well as expectation. I find myself being more towards the humanism side of the spectrum, Imaganitation and creativity are what all scientific theories are based upon.
Along with studing at LAGCC I am also a comic book writer, my only comic to date is a 3 issue series called Straw-man about a young samurai turned ronin who became a courier for high stakes goods in post feudal Japan. The story itself is not based on any one particular tale but being my first venture into published fiction I decided to base the fiction on a very real time and place. When a story seems likely to come true or is based on something that has already happened the stakes seem higher for the protagonist because the problems are easy to relate too. My ultimate goal is to create a work of science fiction that may not accurately describe our own future but will accurately elaborate and comment on the apprehension and expectations some have for that future in the 21st.
So on the whole I am a Humanist aspiring to be more Scientific in my view of reality, every thing is art but all art has meaning and the the measure of a true artist is the ability to convey their message and capture the thoughts of others, for better or for worse.
