Ron Parker wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 23:14:36 -0700, Ken wrote:
> > We still believe faster than light travel is physically impossible but it
> >really has not been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Einstein's theory of
> >relativity is only just that a theory.
> 
> The only difference between a theory and a law is the test of time.  It's
> a common misconception that theories haven't been proven.  That is wrong.
> Unproven statements are conjectures or hypotheses.  The theory of relativity
> explains most of what we currently know, and it was able to predict things
> we didn't yet know at the time, so it is sound within the constraints of
> our current knowledge.  And, just as Newtonian physics didn't go away when
> Einsteinian came along, nor will Einsteinian go away when the next big thing
> comes along.  The next thing will just be a more general restatement of what
> we already know.  We can only hope that somewhere in those new equations is
> a loophole that lets us accelerate past lightspeed.  There is no reason to
> believe that that will be so.

Ok so I over generalized a little tiny bit :) I believe in the possibility
of that loophole you mention. How else could we explain UFO's and my
abduction by aliens ?

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