Oops. That was a different Robin. :) On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 3:06 PM Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Indeed, Robin. First we must overcome The Great Filter. > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 3:00 PM Robin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 9 Oct 2020 14:11:08 -0400: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> >This is exactly why starships travel in subspace. <insert British >> "sniff"> >> >> ...se we revert to SciFi to maintain the dream, rather than face reality? >> >> I think it's time we change the dream. We are not going to be leaving the >> Sol system any time soon, so we had better >> adapt to the fact and learn to live with one another here on Earth. OTOH >> there is still plenty of room for expansion >> within the Solar system. Lots of lovely planets and moons. Granted, the >> conditions are not ideal for life as we know it, >> but with the application of technology & energy some of them can be made >> habitable. >> >> If "subspace" ever becomes a reality, then we can reconsider the matter. >> >>
