Pseudo-Science

Pseudo-science is science (kind of) that exists largely without experimentation. Proofs offered are only in thought, and after a while it's pretty easy to poke holes in that. Most of my stories involve this psydo-science, and I'm expecting the reader to share my interest in the possible rather than what they have been taught. That's not happening. People (as a rule) don't think any farther down the road than they have to. Does Jo Average know how his electricity is generated for example? Does ol' Joe have any idea what electricity is? Therefore, writing stories for Joe to read which involves twists on concepts he doesn't understand in the first place, is just plain stupid. I should resolve to stop being stupid in this fashion in the future.