Point two is that Farscape's world is one that is susceptible to rational enquiry, as Crichton demonstrates nummerous times (in his inimitable fashion) -- the wormholes may be a form of magic, but they are a form of magic that can be investigated and understood and mass-produced.
I'll grant you the last point, but I'm not sure I'd say that Crichton's journey to understanding wormholes is wholly (or even mostly) rational. The process of decoding the knowledge the Ancients (a fantasy term if there ever was one) placed in his mind is coded in the vocabulary of a mystical quest. In order to decipher the wormhole equations as he does at the end of the third season, Crichton goes into what can only be described as a trance, from which he emerges with new knowledge. Later, he describes his ability to detect wormholes as a new sense, and in "Unrealized Realities" he learns that he needs to develop another sense in order to safely navigate wormholes (which, by the way, possibly puts a lie to your suggestion that once Crichton unravels wormholes, anyone can do it). This isn't science by any definition that I'm aware of.
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Date: 2006-12-26 08:38 pm (UTC)I'll grant you the last point, but I'm not sure I'd say that Crichton's journey to understanding wormholes is wholly (or even mostly) rational. The process of decoding the knowledge the Ancients (a fantasy term if there ever was one) placed in his mind is coded in the vocabulary of a mystical quest. In order to decipher the wormhole equations as he does at the end of the third season, Crichton goes into what can only be described as a trance, from which he emerges with new knowledge. Later, he describes his ability to detect wormholes as a new sense, and in "Unrealized Realities" he learns that he needs to develop another sense in order to safely navigate wormholes (which, by the way, possibly puts a lie to your suggestion that once Crichton unravels wormholes, anyone can do it). This isn't science by any definition that I'm aware of.