But bullets, birds, and bacteria violate no physical laws. We’re talking about something completely different here. It’s not about refusal to believe or the inability to imagine, but making 2 + 2 = 7. It’s simply not possible.
We know that bullets don’t violate the laws of physics, because we understand the physics involved. However, to an ancient archer, it looks like wizardry. The lifts up a magic wand and a loud noise ensues and somebody in the far distance drops dead. Magic.
If the EM drive works, it is not violating physics. It is obeying the laws of physics in ways we do not understand, but are beginning to.