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> I am very open to being convinced by evidence - but an "argument from trajectory" seems to be what we have at the moment, and so far, those have stalled at lo
by fsflover 3y ago
> I am very open to being convinced by evidence - but an "argument from trajectory" seems to be what we have at the moment, and so far, those have stalled at local maxima every single time.
Sounds like the same argument as why flying machines heavier than air deemed impossible at some point.
- nerdbert 3y agoThe fact that some things turned out to be possible, is not an argument for why any arbitrary thing is possible.
- fsflover 3y agoMy parallel goes further than just that. Birds existed then, and brain exists now.
- kolektiv 3y agoOur current achievements in flight are impressive, and obviously optimised for practicality on a couple of axes. More generally though, our version of flight, compared with most birds, is the equivalent of a soap box racer against a Formula 1.