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I recently read a news article online, in which scientists declared time travel impossible. They didn't say it was yet to be discovered or mysterious, they said it was "impossible". In other words, "since we haven't figured it out, it must not be a valid concept and is therefore unworthy of any further consideration." I have a real problem with this.
Now, what are the chances that back in the year 1401, or 1327 (pick your own year at random for fun), people envisioned man flying through the sky? To go a little further, what are the chances that the people of those years even entertained the thought of man constructing a machine that could fly itself? What if someone in the year 1401 said that flight through the air was impossible? Right about now, we'd be looking back on them as products of their time, unable to see the reality that we currently understand. So, to go back to the scientists' statement, to say that something is "impossible" is not only a bit narrow-minded, but pompous to say the least.
What do they see in the mirror that tells them how smart they are? The scientists are assuming that throughout all time, behind and ahead, they have reached the absolute pinnacle of intelligence. Again, let's examine the choice of words – "impossible". That means, by their calculation, that NOBODY will EVER realize it. Because they have failed in trying to prove its legitimacy, it simply can't be. It never occurs to them that they just may be too primitive to understand. This is where the pompousness comes into play. It also seems to me that in failing, they still want to be in control of "concluding". Even though they haven't proved time travel (which is "negative" in terms of how they look for "failing"), they want to be able to declare conclusively (the "positive" counteraction, redemption, saving face) that it's impossible. This puts them back in a position of authority. The minute they say something is impossible, they're simultaneously admitting failure. Science, itself somewhat arrogant, finds great discomfort in not being able to pin an explanation on something. The entire concept of science is built on debunking, and most often it tries to debunk "that which is greater than science".
I want to make it clear that whether or not people realize it, they're time traveling their whole lives . Did you not start at one moment in time? Are you in that same exact moment right now? No? You mean you're in a different time than you used to be? That's interesting.
I feel that in declaring something impossible, they're belittling everything and everyone else who may not put 100% into the opinions of science, and its flaws that stem from it being conducted by imperfect human beings.
That's just how I feel about it.
Now, what are the chances that back in the year 1401, or 1327 (pick your own year at random for fun), people envisioned man flying through the sky? To go a little further, what are the chances that the people of those years even entertained the thought of man constructing a machine that could fly itself? What if someone in the year 1401 said that flight through the air was impossible? Right about now, we'd be looking back on them as products of their time, unable to see the reality that we currently understand. So, to go back to the scientists' statement, to say that something is "impossible" is not only a bit narrow-minded, but pompous to say the least.
What do they see in the mirror that tells them how smart they are? The scientists are assuming that throughout all time, behind and ahead, they have reached the absolute pinnacle of intelligence. Again, let's examine the choice of words – "impossible". That means, by their calculation, that NOBODY will EVER realize it. Because they have failed in trying to prove its legitimacy, it simply can't be. It never occurs to them that they just may be too primitive to understand. This is where the pompousness comes into play. It also seems to me that in failing, they still want to be in control of "concluding". Even though they haven't proved time travel (which is "negative" in terms of how they look for "failing"), they want to be able to declare conclusively (the "positive" counteraction, redemption, saving face) that it's impossible. This puts them back in a position of authority. The minute they say something is impossible, they're simultaneously admitting failure. Science, itself somewhat arrogant, finds great discomfort in not being able to pin an explanation on something. The entire concept of science is built on debunking, and most often it tries to debunk "that which is greater than science".
I want to make it clear that whether or not people realize it, they're time traveling their whole lives . Did you not start at one moment in time? Are you in that same exact moment right now? No? You mean you're in a different time than you used to be? That's interesting.
I feel that in declaring something impossible, they're belittling everything and everyone else who may not put 100% into the opinions of science, and its flaws that stem from it being conducted by imperfect human beings.
That's just how I feel about it.