In the past, people believed we would be flying hover cars by now. That never came to fruition. We cannot assume that in the future we will be so advanced as to make the impossible possible. As humans, we may not exponentially go forward in our understanding of the world and our ability to manipulate it.
The probability of these things mentioned in this post are highly unlikely, and unachievable at the current time which makes them impossible.
The definition of impossible from Dictionary.com:
- adjective
1. not capable of being or happening
2. not able to be done
Personally, I am hopeful that in the future our knowledge and understanding of these things will expand. But for the time being, I would prefer to stick to learning about what is already out there. There's so much we have available to learn already, but many people do not take the time to sit and take it in. Newbies need to start with this basic knowledge before jumping ahead into these things mentioned. You cannot build a structured building without first laying a foundation. And this foundation takes time, effort, study, etc.
Perhaps once we finish laying out this foundation, looking into the future and determining what may be achievable then would be a simpler task.
Then by definition, personified, nothing is impossible.
Because even if it is just a theory it is now a possibility.
You and I may not be able to create it, the next 3 billion people to think of it may not complete it, but someone at some point will because it is possible.
And sure by this time we do not have hover cars in the general public. However hover cars do exist if you read the news or look at youtube. As well as multiple unproved theories as to their creation.
And yes Michio Kaku is a very good man to bring up. It may not be physical practice with him but the theory exists, therefore there is possibility.
A theory is a system of ideas intended to explain something. This does not mean the ideas are either wrong or correct.
A scientific theory is based upon a hypothesis which is backed by an overwhelming amount of evidence in favor of said theory, generally having been tested multiple times, but is still not capable of being proven as 100% right.
These are only valid if there is no evidence to dispute it. Thus, theories and possibilities differ.
I do not feel like arguing, because I feel neither of us will be switching our viewpoints.
