Interesting you bring that up. I’d theorized mentally that a lot of this fit a scenario where research into quantum entanglement might be dropping probabilities. The Chinese apparently recently indicated they were stepping out their efforts to the 100+ mile area and I don’t think they would have done so had they not known we were already far ahead.
Given my understanding, it’s not going to be 100%, but the vast majority of any given set of future probabilities can be easily ruled out leaving a way smaller finite set to work with/against when planning and taking action..
A side bar... There is probably a merging of the spiritual and technological in this realm that relates to biblical proscriptions against soothsayers and divining, there may be issues involved that parallel some of the more frightening concepts explored in science fiction relating to quantum foam and FTL explorations...
Ax you are scary smart!
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