Can you clarify the bleak ending of the universe as 'dung'? As to friction at high speeds, I'm aware that dust and other particles are a very real hazard but I think technology will be the path to overcoming that problem.
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > <http://www.ted.com/talks/david_brooks_the_social_animal.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2011-03-15&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email> > Amongst garbage I was taught, from the invasion of Britain by Julius > Caesar (who couldn't get his lads on the boat) on, was the notion that > science somehow only provided the bleak ending of the heat death of > the universe. This was dung based on false understanding of the > second law of thermodynamics. > > A key problem for spaceflight is 'space friction'. At very high > speeds, space becomes full of 'nasties'. In Dune you needed ESP to > pilot the things. Even if Gliese whatever number is habitable and we > get there, we aren't answering deep questions that can be asked or > found in genuine consciousness. I'd just like more fellowship on > rational ground I guess. Columbus is just some guy in history and his > great voyage short in comparison with much older human abilities to > hike around the world (for that matter, algae manage it). >
