There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives.
Science Fiction is the jazz of literature.
Change is the very fabric of our time.
Patience is fine, but I'm not going to stop asking the Universe to make sense!
If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.
My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.