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originally posted by: JadeStar
originally posted by: Oudoceus
You're still assuming that the speed of light is the limiting factor. I don't know, it very well may be.
I made no such assumption and referred to the work of Miguel Alcubierre Drive and Harold "Sonny" White's work on what *may* be away around the light barrier by warping space/time however this work is in the very EARLY stages and NASA has only just begun small scale tests of the warp theory.
As far as we know the speed of light is a limiting factor unless we learn a way around it like the Alcubierre drive which doesn't violate the laws of physics.
Maybe we and others CAN warp space time? We simply don't know yet but are working on it.
See this article: Clarifying NASA's Warp Drive Program - Spaceref.com
Unfortunately simply imagining others are doing it is not at all useful,
But, if beings have visited Earth from other star systems, as I believe they have,
I'd question why you'd believe this but that's for another thread.
they have obviously found a way around it.
Your assumption of this is based on a belief that we've been visited. Science would require good evidence of that before making this assumption so it's probably better that we work on the problem of "if they could get here how they could do it" in a lab rather than chase lights in the sky looking for answers ala Fox Mulder.
Communication between quantum particles is instant, no matter the distance between them. I know this isn't the same as matter traveling faster than light but it is proof that "something" can. a reply to: JadeStar
This a common misconception: That Quantum Entanglement could be used as some sort of faster than light communications device.
It doesn't seem like Quantum Entanglement can be used for communication faster than light though. The way that it works requires taking a measurement which can not be communicated faster than light as far as we know.
However that hasn't stopped scientists from working on ways around that. In fact one at my university is. Physicist John G. Cramer at the University of Washington is attempting to perform one type of these experiments and demonstrate whether or not it can produce superluminal or faster-than-light communication which of course would mean being able to communicate backwards in time.
See this article: Going For A Blast Into The Real Past - If the experiment works, a signal could be received before it's sent - Seattle Press-Intelligencer
Contrary to people like Stanton Friedman who claim science is simply too closed minded to allow for the seemingly impossible there actually ARE reputable scientists working on the very things he claims aliens are using.
originally posted by: passit
a reply to: JadeStar
What was that book published a few yrs ago, about the social implications of first contact? Hillary was caught holding a copy at some conference.
originally posted by: Nochzwei
B4 baptizing, one has to believe that Jesus was the Son of God and that He died for our sins.
originally posted by: zatara
originally posted by: 0bserver1
I would love to see how the Vatican is going to baptise microbial aliens ..
With water... holy water, that is.
So how would any1 get the aliens of whatever for to believe?
Anyone?
originally posted by: and14263
If intelligent extraterrestrial life is discovered I can guarantee they will not want Baptising.
Why would they want to become part of one of the main systems which is tearing people apart and causing wars?
Objective common sense view of religion.
Then you will get a bunch of catholic aliens. Silly me how did I miss that
originally posted by: zatara
originally posted by: Nochzwei
B4 baptizing, one has to believe that Jesus was the Son of God and that He died for our sins.
originally posted by: zatara
originally posted by: 0bserver1
I would love to see how the Vatican is going to baptise microbial aliens ..
With water... holy water, that is.
So how would any1 get the aliens of whatever for to believe?
Anyone?
What can be more easy and fortunate than to babtise an organism that can not object... just throw the water over those germs already..