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I think he was just being a realist. FTL travel is essentially just fantasy at this point. Pragmatically we don’t know of any way to make the physics of the Alc
by Ancalagon 4y ago
I think he was just being a realist. FTL travel is essentially just fantasy at this point. Pragmatically we don’t know of any way to make the physics of the Alcubierre drive possible, and there’s nothing to suggest we will.
Even getting something like a working generational ship up to say 10% light speed would require technology and levels of cooperation unknown to humanity at this point.
- sammalloy 4y agoI’m sure you’re right, but I couldn’t help but think of Clarke’s first law: > When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.