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Once again a logical fallacy. FTL is incorrect on the basis of theory, observation and experiment. To argue that FTL may be correct is an assumption in itself that not only contradicts the current science (now) without proof, but requires the future to have a definite outcome.
An obvious question that arises is where do you draw the line with this mode of argument? Why simply confine it to FLT, why not perpetual motion machines? The logical extension is to science itself.
In other words lets have science turn itself on its head, deny its own experimental and observational data and attempt to second guess itself.
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You still don't get a thing I have written, Steven. What I have said, all along, is this...
we don't know. You are correct in stating that, presently, theory and such says it is incorrect and a false assumption. However, you're assuming that the present state of knowledge will continue on into the future, and that in itself is a logical fallacy. Where's your proof in that?? There is none. You can only summise that a premise once held will always be held. What I have tried to impress upon you is that instead of arbitrarily dismissing something just because it doesn't fit in now, doesn't mean we should always do so. Neither you or I have any clue as to what the state of knowledge in physics will be in 50, 100, 200 or more years. It doesn't mean that it's open slather for everything, but that some things are more likely than others, and maybe some things will always remain off limits.
It's not about turning science on its head or anything like that, it's about breaking out of comfortable paradigms and looking outside boxes. If you stop asking questions, you won't get any answers. If you're not willing or unable to look at something anew, then you'll just sit there and slowly move along.
You want to know where all this was coming from??. I wrote in an early post this....let's take this generalisation: assuming (for the sake of argument) that all these UFO's (or at least some of them) are exactly what they are, extraterrestrial spacecraft. If that's the case, what does that say about our present knowledge of physics and the possibility of FTL travel. Unless they live for many thousands of years and don't mind traveling at below c, it can only mean 2 things...
1) Our present knowledge of physics is seriously lacking in relation to this: i.e. they use methods we are not aware of,
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2)We can't see the forest for the trees: i.e. we have come up with a way but just don't realise it yet because we've been blinkered by what we presently believe to be the case.
In either case, what we should do is experiment and find out. Then whatever the outcome, we include that in our body of knowledge.