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

From: Jonathan Reeves (JonathanR@mail.iclshelpdesks.com)
Date: Wed Feb 17 1999 - 02:49:09 MST


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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