RE: BOOKS: Pournelle's *A Step Farther Out*

Jonathan Reeves (JonathanR@mail.iclshelpdesks.com)
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:49:09 -0000

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Billy Brown wrote:

> Modern physical contains all sorts of odd nooks and crannies that seem to
> imply that time travel can take place under certain conditions. Since the
> conditions required can not be duplicated in the lab, they will remain
> hypothetical for some time to come. If you prefer to assume that these
> predictions will prove false, you are certainly free to do so.

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm sure someone will), but all the 'time travel' phenomena that I've heard about are to do with things(information) apparently moving faster than the speed of light. The interpretation that they are moving backwards in time is solely due to a refusal to believe that something can travel at FTL speeds, as this suggests the currently accepted view of relativity may not be entirely correct.

Jon Reeves



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Billy Brown wrote:

>  Modern physical contains all sorts of odd = nooks and crannies that seem to
>  imply that time travel can take place = under certain conditions.  Since the
>  conditions required can not be duplicated = in the lab, they will remain
>  hypothetical for some time to come.  = If you prefer to assume that these
>  predictions will prove false, you are = certainly free to do so.

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm sure someone will), but = all the 'time travel' phenomena that I've heard about are to do with = things(information) apparently moving faster than the speed of = light.  The interpretation that they are moving backwards in time = is solely due to a refusal to believe that something can travel at FTL = speeds, as this suggests the currently accepted view of relativity may = not be entirely correct.


Jon Reeves