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Originally posted by johnnydr87:
Just like Einstein said, "Move over, Newton," for his new theories, another genius scientist will say, "Move over, Einstein," for his new theories. How long before we discover there's something faster than light? Oh, probably a good 50-200 years or so. How long before we discover how to go faster than light? oh, probably a good millenia or so.
I can dream, can't I?
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What people don't seem to understand is that Einstein's theories aren't a replacement for Newton's; they're a
refinement. Newtonian mechanics are plenty accurate for most things, and we use relativity when more precision is required. Any new theory
must reduce to relativity or Newtonian mechanics for the limits that the two are applicable. Given that, I think faster-than-light travel, if possible, will still be impossible for us since we are, and always will be, adequately described by Newtonian mechanics. There is no way around that.
Keep dreaming, but I think the romance of faster-than-light travel makes people lose touch with reality.
