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Within the science fiction community, people mark their calendars not with the cycle of seasons, but with a handful of rotating, perennial discussions that usually ignite mailing lists and blogs. One of the most heated of these arguments is whether "science fiction is dying." There are some who believe it to be undoubtedly true, others who believe it to be ridiculous, and still others who are so tired of the subject constantly rearing its ugly head, that to even give it utterance evokes a disgusted eye roll. Some of the more seasoned fans of science fiction have reason to be skeptical of the claim: this same discussion has been going on for decades (which itself is evidence of the truthfulness of the claim). There was even a point in the late 1950s where the advent of the space program was being blamed for the demise of science fiction.