Exactly, Part II

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Exactly, Part II

Socrates II — 4/30/2009 7:02:56 PM (archived)

While perhaps a more advanced species than we may find a way to go
FTL (Faster Than Light) in this Universe, I agree that I have yet to see
any FTL concepts that are not at the edges of speculation or just
outright science fiction.

So assuming that 186,282 miles per second is the Universal Speed Limit,
and we are still in a stage where even doing a decent fraction of that
velocity has many technological hurdles to overcome, then anyone who
does come to visit is not just popping in and out for a visit and chat.

If they come in a big spaceship with a whole lot of family members, it
will be safe to assume that they plan to stay past dinner. We may be
doing this ourselves some day when we find Earthlike planets in the
galaxy.

If there is a Galactic Empire, it is a slow one with not too many members,
or at least not too many diverse members.

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This really should be on Space but..... - Lindy - 4/27/2009 4:27:26 AM
- Serious UFO sighting - Buck Galaxy - 5/2/2009 2:50:04 AM
- And here's one from this morning - Lindy - 4/30/2009 2:39:09 PM
- The origin of crop circles - S - 4/29/2009 10:03:35 PM
  - Tulley Saucer nest - Lindy - 4/30/2009 5:09:04 PM
- re: This really should be on Space but..... - Doug Ellison - 4/29/2009 8:58:52 PM
  - "Why should it have started in Space?" - Lindy - 4/30/2009 12:25:37 AM
    - FYI - The Arecibo Message was not a NASA project - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 1:29:29 PM
      - As if I didn't know? - Lindy - 4/30/2009 2:24:03 PM
        
        That particular crop "circle", while detailed... - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 2:51:27 PM
        
        The last time someone got caught making one... - Lindy - 4/30/2009 4:07:21 PM
        
        If that is all they do, making patterns in fields and disappearing... - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 5:37:44 PM
        
        "what are we supposed to do?" - Lindy - 4/30/2009 5:52:08 PM
        
        But I am not really learning anything of value - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 6:07:09 PM
    - To clarify things, here's a comparison - Lindy - 4/30/2009 1:14:54 AM
      - re: To clarify things, here's a comparison - Doug Ellison - 4/30/2009 4:26:41 PM
- re: This really should be on Space but..... - Johannes - 4/29/2009 2:55:37 AM
- Monkeyshines - S - 4/27/2009 7:17:33 PM
- Outstanding. (n/t) - Jody - 4/27/2009 12:21:00 PM
- Man made (n/t) - Raoul - 4/27/2009 5:31:47 AM
  - re: "Man made"...typical monkey talk - Lindy - 4/28/2009 4:11:28 AM
    - For years I've looked at your anomolies. - alcaray - 4/28/2009 8:04:38 PM
      - Why do you have such a low opinion of our significance? (n/t) - Jody - 4/29/2009 3:47:04 PM
        
        I don't follow you. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/29/2009 11:18:48 PM
        
        I jumped ahead of myself...sorry.. - Jody - 4/30/2009 12:42:33 AM
        
        We are worth the visit but the road is long - S - 4/30/2009 8:45:57 PM
        
        D'oh... - Jody - 5/1/2009 12:29:39 AM
        
        I suppose - S - 5/1/2009 3:21:56 PM
        
        Why are you making this a gender issue? - Socrates II - 5/1/2009 1:44:57 PM
        
        Sorry...I did not mean too... - Jody - 5/1/2009 2:58:35 PM
        
        That is the wonderful thing about the Universe - Socrates II - 5/1/2009 3:12:15 PM
        
        Amen! - Jody - 5/1/2009 3:16:29 PM
        
        re: Amen! - Socrates II - 5/1/2009 5:06:16 PM
        
        Ahhh. - alcaray - 4/30/2009 5:32:07 AM
        
        Exactly - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 1:33:25 PM
        
        The part about "Unless these beings have some FTL drive"... - alcaray - 4/30/2009 6:46:38 PM
        
        FTL - Lindy - 4/30/2009 8:17:30 PM
        
        Who were you quoting? - alcaray - 5/1/2009 12:28:35 AM
        
        Exactly, Part II - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 7:02:56 PM
        
        "How would we go about it?" - Lindy - 4/30/2009 1:21:30 AM
      - "There is nothing there that could not be made by men." - Lindy - 4/29/2009 3:11:49 AM
        
        Other Possibilities - S - 4/29/2009 1:27:29 PM
        
        That is not thinking outside the box.!!!! MEN!!!! - Jody - 4/29/2009 3:07:00 PM
        
        What I mean by that is we do not know what *they are thinking* (n/t) - Jody - 4/29/2009 3:23:37 PM
        
        They won't be coming after our water - Socrates II - 4/29/2009 2:12:00 PM
        
        "Landing markers for the colonists....." - Lindy - 4/29/2009 3:03:04 PM
        
        Good points - S - 4/29/2009 2:50:38 PM
        
        Interesting "stuff" - Lindy - 4/29/2009 3:07:05 PM
        
        We know why they were built - Socrates II - 4/29/2009 4:24:48 PM
        
        Stonehenge - S - 4/29/2009 11:49:56 PM
        
        "Stonehenge was â€œthe neolithic A&E unit for southern Englandâ€. - Lindy - 4/30/2009 3:36:18 AM
        
        The Stonehenge Riverside Project - Socrates II - 4/30/2009 1:42:22 PM
        
        An engineer's viewpoint - Lindy - 4/29/2009 3:21:31 AM
        
        Amazing ... - Jody - 4/29/2009 7:22:48 AM
        
        re: Amazing ... - Lindy - 4/29/2009 1:03:20 PM
    - An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary evidence - Raoul - 4/28/2009 5:30:35 AM
      - "He explained how he did it" - Lindy - 4/28/2009 1:23:54 PM
      - re: An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary evidence - Doug Ellison - 4/28/2009 6:44:33 AM
        
        re: An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary evidence - Lindy - 4/28/2009 1:28:00 PM
        
        Science will have about as much luck getting rid of the idea - Socrates II - 4/28/2009 12:57:28 PM
        
        "It's all about faith, of course" - Lindy - 4/28/2009 1:08:51 PM
        
        I tried something different here - Socrates II - 4/28/2009 1:13:10 PM
        
        re: I tried something different here - Lindy - 4/28/2009 1:34:52 PM
        
        You miss one major point - Socrates II - 4/28/2009 1:44:12 PM
        
        re: You miss one major point - Lindy - 4/28/2009 4:12:05 PM
  - re: Man made - Lindy - 4/27/2009 9:25:54 PM
    - Circles from 2008 - Lindy - 4/27/2009 10:53:08 PM
  - re: Man made - Doug Ellison - 4/27/2009 9:07:36 AM
    - One thing that does not get considered very often - Socrates II - 4/27/2009 12:57:03 PM
      - Monkeys with keys. - Jody - 4/27/2009 3:52:03 PM
        
        I am almost sorry I used that phrase - Socrates II - 4/27/2009 4:11:26 PM
        
        Talk about monkeys with keys! (n/t) - Lindy - 4/27/2009 9:26:55 PM
        
        I apologize for my digression... - Jody - 4/27/2009 4:20:32 PM
        
        However... - Jody - 4/27/2009 4:22:55 PM
        
        re: However... - Socrates II - 4/27/2009 4:46:17 PM
        
        What if - Lindy - 4/30/2009 8:55:08 PM
        
        oops... - Jody - 4/27/2009 7:47:44 PM
        
        Thought about it... - Jody - 4/28/2009 5:34:10 PM
        
        The point of my mental exercise - Socrates II - 4/28/2009 5:46:03 PM

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