A future different from what we expected

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A future different from what we expected

R — 7/21/2004 12:31:45 PM (archived)

Not only does it seem that we are confined to this galaxy, and this solar system, but also to this one planet. This is in stark contrast to many people's expectations for space colonization, warp drive, or whatever fantasy happens to be popular. The reality is that something very different is going to happen instead.

What might happen? Possibilities include:

1. Strange biological evolution, human selection rather than natural selection, gene splicing leads to a shift in overall behaviour and thinking of our species.

2. We discover a new level of complexity in the universe and we no longer have interest in mundane spacetime.

3. Experience machines take over, cybernetics, people migrate into virtual reality. We become machines. Earth dies. Since there is no reference, we forget that biological life ever existed, or could exist elsewhere in the universe.

4. Something totally wierd happens. So wierd that nobody would ever have predicted it.

5. All of the above.

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StuntShipOne: The GeeBee Of Outer Space by Jeff Bell - Mark Eby - 7/21/2004 3:05:34 AM
- Fisking the article - Larry J - 7/21/2004 3:17:21 PM
  - Educational, thanks Larry (n/t) - McFly - 7/22/2004 1:39:17 PM
  - Great post. You might want to pass it on to SpaceDaily. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2004 10:13:34 PM
  - re: Fisking the fisking - Nathan Koren - 7/21/2004 4:20:35 PM
    - Thanks for the info on SpaceX - Larry J - 7/21/2004 4:55:45 PM
      - re: Thanks for the info on SpaceX - Nathan Koren - 7/21/2004 5:42:37 PM
        
        I did a little checking on the SpaceX website - Larry J - 7/22/2004 6:16:18 PM
        
        All the market will bear... - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2004 3:03:37 AM
        
        re: All the market will bear... - Nathan Koren - 7/23/2004 3:59:21 PM
        
        To be fair... - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2004 4:36:27 AM
        
        re: I did a little checking on the SpaceX website - Nathan Koren - 7/23/2004 1:39:42 AM
        
        But at least it's now within sight. - Lee - 7/21/2004 11:45:20 PM
        
        Absolutely - Nathan Koren - 7/22/2004 2:09:31 AM
- Nit picking - Gary - 7/21/2004 5:29:51 AM
- re: StuntShipOne: The GeeBee Of Outer Space by Jeff Bell - Nathan Koren - 7/21/2004 4:39:59 AM
- re: StuntShipOne - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2004 3:43:04 AM
  - re: Energy limitations for private spaceflight - M - 7/21/2004 4:23:01 AM
    - Codswallop! - Nick Hoffman - 7/21/2004 7:07:03 AM
      - Well put! - dtb - 7/22/2004 1:06:39 AM
      - Well put! - dtb - 7/22/2004 1:06:30 AM
      - re: Energy Limited - N - 7/21/2004 8:52:50 AM
        
        Shuttle Mass - Adam - 7/24/2004 10:28:07 PM
        
        re: Correction - O - 7/21/2004 9:01:30 AM
        
        re: Correction - Nick Hoffman - 7/21/2004 9:52:08 AM
        
        Then you obviously agree that private space industry will be rather limited in scale (n/t) - P - 7/21/2004 10:26:46 AM
        
        Refer to my post below entitled "The Limits of Deductive Reasoning" - Q - 7/21/2004 11:50:49 AM
        
        A future different from what we expected - R - 7/21/2004 12:31:45 PM
        
        Consistent handles, please. - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2004 10:11:30 PM
        
        Don't worry Tom... - Nick Hoffman - 7/22/2004 4:39:50 AM
        
        re: Things change (n/t) - S - 7/21/2004 11:07:47 PM
        
        re: Things become confusing (n/t) - SteveS - 7/23/2004 1:55:18 PM
    - re:Oh come on! - Nathan Koren - 7/21/2004 4:52:18 AM
      - *Yeesh!* What crawled up *my* shorts tonight? - Nathan Koren - 7/21/2004 4:54:38 AM
        
        Hopefully, no valuable documents. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2004 8:17:39 AM

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