[Daniel II]

“Sounds like you think that 100% of what's in all the physics books is 100% accurate.”

Not at all. But even to this day we can only get electrons to accelerate to 99.99999% of the speed of light. It very much appears to be asymptotic.

“An engineer will tell you that it's an absolute ... like the firmness of the earth.”

Well, that was conjecture. No math to support the assumption.

When we break the speed of light barrier, I will adjust my ideas. Could it happen? Maybe. But Star Trek and Star Wars and warp speed and hyperspace are still science “fiction.”

Personally, I think the universe is teaming with life. Where conditions allow, life will occur. Whether such life is as advanced as we are can't be said for sure. Whether they can visit us or not can't be ascertained either.

Either way, the axiom still holds. “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.” - Marcello Truzzi

[StolarStorm]

Oh, I can't resist... even though I'm about to go to sleep.

Of course we can't exceed the speed of light. That isn't necessary for interstellar travel. Just very long commute times...

and also consider, the part that Quantum teleportation (not talking sci fi, look up the research papers yourself) could play in such extended travel.

I'm just glad that there was a cave man that dreamed of the wheel, when the skeptics told him not to bother. We don't know what's possible yet, so conjecture about method is useless.

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.”

And what proof do you have that you are Gordon's sone? (ok, I believe you... just joking ... and making a point... no need to post personal info here).

[Quix]

re the extraordinary evidence . . .

About all I can say is . . .

Enjoy your TYPE II ERROR ADDICTION.

[dragnet2]

Not at all. But even to this day we can only get electrons to accelerate to 99.99999% of the speed of light.

Yeah, but your talking about a race of people not even capable of traveling to the their closest planet neighbor, in the past 200,000 years of their existence..