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I would say inciteful, instead! :-)

I would say that fiction, by its very nature, cannot be used as proof for
anything. It is, afterall, made up. All the social interactions,
technologies and their extrapolations are what the author wants them to be,
and are reflections of the real world mostly by accident (though there are
some who are better at predictions than others). So, though I draw
stimulation from sci-fi as much or more than the next person, I also try
very hard to keep it in perspective.

Val