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In reply to the discussion: Engage warp drive! Nasa reveals latest designs for a Star Trek-style spacecraft that could make [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,830 posts)11. The Tea Party would be the last to go, they don't believe in science. n/t
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Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
OP
Well from the looks of it, the bubble could push such particles out of the way.
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#3
Your post just caused me to spend a good 30 minutes debating the logic of causality.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#35
Thanks! I guess it should be nicer to them now that one of their own kicked Cantor to the curve.
Rex
Jun 2014
#27
nonsense, science is way useful for increasing productivity, profits, and layoffs.
unblock
Jun 2014
#39
That looks like a good movie, Zorra, and I plan on viewing it but to answer your question
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#19
If the only ones who will get to go live on "Elysium" are those with the most wealth, the universe
Zorra
Jun 2014
#24
The scenario of "Elysium" is only one of an infinite number of potentialities.
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#26
i just read this article about recent leaps in the development of transporters too
Takket
Jun 2014
#18
There is a difference between deductive validity and inductive strength.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#36
I hear what you're saying Gravitycollapse but does the definition of proper change?
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#40
Certain aspects of FTL speed preclude them from possibility given our system of logic.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#44
Speaking of robots, how far along do you believe this will be in a 100 years?
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#86
I'm thinking that in 100-300 years, if they can pull something like this FTL thing off
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#88
Good analysis. But are you sure of your existence in the universe when there's no one observing your presence? Just askin, lol.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#55
And gold can be turned even easier in to lead, but it's not just limited to those two elements, the
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
#68
Your math may not be right, at least in this case. Our current understanding of cosmology doesn't
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2014
#72
I agree that it is big, however i choose to live in a reality where objective truths can be gleaned
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2014
#74
This isn't about traveling faster than light, which everyone agrees can't be done.
Hosnon
Jun 2014
#81
Would require infinite mass, which would blow a major hole in the budget. Hahaha!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#56
Can you imagine if we were a world where the main purpose in life is to
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2014
#52