It results in much better consistency and depth. Look at Star Trek (at least TNG+): when they were talking about fairly real science, it was rich, consistent,

It results in much better consistency and depth. Look at Star Trek (at least TNG+): when they were talking about fairly real science, it was rich, consistent, and added to the story. When they went off that track, they ended up giving the same phrase multiple inconsistent definitions. "Phase," I'm looking at you.