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I think more about, say, sending a probe places, having it scan the area with minute detail, and then broadcasting it back so we can walk through it virtually.
by dclowd9901 12y ago
I think more about, say, sending a probe places, having it scan the area with minute detail, and then broadcasting it back so we can walk through it virtually. We've talked about theoretical wormholes existing at an atomic level. If you could transmit data back and forth through a wormhole to an interstellar probe with insanely high resolution laser scanning, then recreate that world virtually, how far off are we from actually visiting the place in question? Really does make you wonder how important our senses are in the grand scheme of reality.
- _Adam 12y agoIf we can transmit information through space instantaneously, our physical location becomes almost meaningless. Who cares where your brain is if you can send and receive data somewhere 2000 lightyears in the same time it would take to send and receive data from somewhere 40cm away? Sadly, even the theory behind such a concept is still in its infancy - and of course it may eventually be proven to be absolutely impossible with the same great certainty with which we've defined the mass of an electron.
- nacs 12y agoI can also call/Facetime a friend that lives in a different part of town/country/world but that doesn't replace a physical presence. If you disagree, try to convince my mother why I shouldn't have to make at least once-every-couple-month visits.