[deleted] t1_j0grntt wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:08 PM

Reply to comment by ChaoticJargon in Why FTL travel seems impossible to me from a practical standpoint. Insight requested. by JerryWasARaceCarDrvr

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ChaoticJargon t1_j0gsjl6 wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:14 PM

You're saying there's nothing left to study, nothing left to learn? I don't buy it.

s1ngular1ty2 t1_j0gtf46 wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:20 PM

I never said that. I'm saying, the things that are left that we don't understand will not likely lead to FTL because there are some basic laws of the universe you can not overcome no matter how much you learn.

Like the 2nd law of thermodynamics. You can never make a perpetual motion machine because of this law that was discovered a very long time ago. Nothing we come up with in the future will change this.

I doubt you comprehend how much we know and have verified about the universe so you don't even have a base of understanding to be skeptical about in the first place. I suggest you learn more and conjecture less.

ChaoticJargon t1_j0gukfe wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:28 PM

I know what it means to be a skeptic, and to me, its always been a non-starter. Its one thing to look at our current understanding of the universe and from that believe what can be accomplished has been decided, but rarely ever do I hear a skeptic question their own beliefs, which is to say, whether or not those beliefs are valid. I won't believe what's impossible until everything is settled and we have perfect knowledge of the topic. Which we don't currently have in any area, whether its material science, genetics, or particle science.

[deleted] t1_j0gw7n8 wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:39 PM

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ChaoticJargon t1_j0h136g wrote on December 16, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Well, we're just disagreeing with the principle of perfect knowledge, we both agree that FTL is currently impossible. You don't believe in any such notion that perfect knowledge has paradigm shifts contained within it, where as I believe there's always the possibility once perfect knowledge is attained, which may not be in our lifetimes.

Its fine to stop dreaming, but scientists who want to push the boundaries of our understanding will be the ones doing all the dreaming and making the impossible a reality.

s1ngular1ty2 t1_j0h2uel wrote on December 16, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Nope, FTL isn't happening. I don't care how you "Feel" about it.