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TopicRepulsive7936 t1_iufhwnv wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it time to retire futurism? by TheForgottenHost

If the society spreads out and travels to different galaxies at close to speed of light it won't take much time at all.

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[deleted] t1_iufk08z wrote

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TopicRepulsive7936 t1_iufl4im wrote

At 99.99% lightspeed it would take 21 days couple of centuries. Would have to go faster than that.

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[deleted] t1_iufpywk wrote

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Zorander22 t1_iufrbkx wrote

The shorter timeframe is due to time dilation. For the people back on Earth, 25,000 years would pass, but not for people on the voyage.

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