There is within human consciousness a natural and healthy desire for what points towards the unknown. The unknown that suggests greater possibilities. The unknown that suggests previously unimaginable experiences. The unknown that can include all kinds of beautiful and less beautiful ideas and realities, yet all interesting to explore.
Science-fiction responds to a natural need for human consciousness to expand, to become aware of an ever-increasing spectrum of experiences, to the point of being able to explore other worlds, other realities, other space-times, other dimensions. How we are fascinated by stories like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Marvel and DC Comics, some video games, manga, and plenty more is testimony to this. While it may sometimes be thought that these stories are just distractions or mere entertainment, their popularity has more to do with the expansive nature of consciousness.
The human consciousness or soul is naturally fiery, heroic, adventurous, joyful. It is not static, bored, inert. It does not take pleasure in a sort of comfortable satisfaction that aspires to nothing. It wants to grow, to experiment, to always express more of what it is, and wants to grow towards what is more fundamental than itself. Being fascinated, being intensely interested, excited by something are characteristic features of the natural expression of the soul. The desire to learn, to explore, to overcome, to go beyond obstacles and limitations towards an ever greater measure of Truth is the eternal quest of the soul. Wanting to educate, encourage, and inspire others to go toward this same goal is also very natural.
However, the “ego” aspect in oneself, which is not the soul, which is not consciousness, has more or less the opposite characteristics. It doesn't want to change. It doesn't want to learn. It tends to be afraid of what is different. Crystallization rather than movement. It tends to think that unverified, shallow, biased personal opinions or beliefs are the truth. It tends to not want to explore anything and indulge in the comfort of the known. The presence of these characteristics is not bad in itself, but simply indicates the measure of liberation and expansion that consciousness has not yet achieved through the “matter” aspect of reality. They also sometimes act as protections against what consciousness is not yet able to correctly undertake or against realities which it is not able to safely contact.
Thus, the fascination with science-fiction, testifies to this something within ourselves which intuitively senses that the possibilities offered by existence are unheard of and go far beyond what the "generally admitted", the "known", the "scientifically proven" or the overall common sense of our era may suggest. What is called the Spiritual Path can lead to expansions of consciousness rendering obsolete, even laughable certain very limiting ideas that we hold as truths on a host of subjects. And this, moreover, is only the beginning.