@justinupitt,
justinupitt wrote:Yes. In-so-far-as we can create technology that will shift our immediate perceptions to the perceptions of a "virtual" state. Ie, have a machine that recreates memories using 3-d sensory information. Obviously the simulation would not be real and the person would take on an observatory role.
Anyone can buy a ticket, but nobody can go back. The future reaches everyone faster who speeds toward it. To catch a reflection that bounced off of you a minute ago would require speeds in excess of twice the speed of light. Since much of light is absorbed and re emited by matter, even in space, one would have to be light to travel with light. To travel faster than light even as light would mean a great increase in mass from the photons absorbed and not re-emitted it. The increase of mass would require an increase of energy to maintain the speed against resistence. You might as well hope for a good memory because the real trip will not be available for a while.
