Levi Pearson wrote: > Okay, so our theories about the physical world aren't perfectly > refined yet. But wake me up when the laws of thermodynamics become > invalid, then I might be willing to entertain this 'Scientists are > always wrong when they say something is impossible' garbage.
History is full of examples when people accomplish what others deemed impossible. Certainly there are absolutes. I, for one, believe nobody will ever be able to make something out of nothing. However, new technology only comes about when someone tries to do something others thought were impossible. I'm sure many a cave man thought a light bulb would be impossible. Many thought we could not pass the speed of sound. I bet many in the 20s, even the 50s would have thought writing a spreadsheet on a home computer with spell checking, and watching a movie at the same time all on the same device would be impossible. Science Fiction often becomes reality. The CD, the cell phone, and many other devices were dreamed up and shown on Star Trek long before they were real. All that quote means is that one who says something is impossible will never achieve what others might. Brandon Stout http://mscis.org /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
