Bet 207

Duration 145 years (02005-02150)

“By 2150 faster than light propulsion theory will become realized, but not implemented, either through black holes, worm holes or space time warping.”

PREDICTOR
Gary G Cassel

CHALLENGER
Unchallenged

Cassel's Argument

Yes I know, Einstein said nothing travels faster than the speed of light, but he was human, prone to make mistakes(self admitted; universal constant). Humans weren't suppose to travel faster than the speed of sound and that was proven wrong. Sound is propagation of waves in the medium of air, light is propagation of waves in the medium of space, as is waves on a pond, or the actions of the vocal chords, or the functions of the brain; there has to be a connection. If one can be understood and manipulated, then all can be, regardless of frequencey or intensity. It will not be just one theory, but a combination of theories, as has happened in the past, to prove this correct. Quatium gravity, mechanics and physics, String theory, even Chaos theory will contribute; hopefully under a different name(how about Organized theory). Actual space craft with these systems probably won't come to pass for centuries later. Sounds like Star Trek?, even Stephen Hawking liked Star Trek,(even appeared in an episode). I know this sounds just like an encyclopedia article, but I've always been intrigued by the electromagnetic propagation of waves and the partical/wave duality, from radio to gamma. It makes perfect sense.

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