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Re:Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, ... by Ancalagon on Friday September 02, 2022 @07:22PM (#32696867)
I think he was just being a realist. FTL travel is essentially just fantasy at this point. Pragmatically we don’t know of any way to make the physics of the Alcubierre drive possible, and there’s nothing to suggest we will.

Even getting something like a working generational ship up to say 10% light speed would require technology and levels of cooperation unknown to humanity at this point.

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Re:Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, ... by sammalloy on Friday September 02, 2022 @08:58PM (#32697485)
I’m sure you’re right, but I couldn’t help but think of Clarke’s first law:

> When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

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