Official First Contact In 2021! How Would You React?

[The Alma Mater]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

Perhaps they do not mind travelling a few thousand years.

[San Lumen]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

Says who?

[Alcala-Cordel]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

We've bent the laws of physics before, maybe we just don't know how to do so with FTL yet.

[Big Jim P]

Imagine the Karens' reactions to such heresy.

"Take me to your leader, please."

Farn gets a win too.

[Big Jim P]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

We've bent the laws of physics before, maybe we just don't know how to do so with FTL yet.

We do though.

[Salus Maior]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

You're no fun.

I'm really not.

[Farnhamia]

You're no fun.

I'm really not.

*summons Guards* Take him away.

[Salus Maior]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

Says who?

Says pretty much every physicist that knows anything on the subject.

IIRC You need to produce literally infinite energy to go faster than light. And even if you did, nothing would survive.

[Salus Maior]

Probably wouldn't care, because it's impossible.

FTL travel is scientifically impossible. And so, even if extraterrestrial civilizations do exist somewhere, there's no actual way for them to reach here.

We've bent the laws of physics before, maybe we just don't know how to do so with FTL yet.

That's what I thought until I actually read something on the subject.

It's not possible, buddo.

[Salus Maior]

I'm really not.

*summons Guards* Take him away.

I am the guards.

[San Lumen]

Says who?

Says pretty much every physicist that knows anything on the subject.

IIRC You need to produce literally infinite energy to go faster than light. And even if you did, nothing would survive.

And what’s to say an alien race knows more about physics than we do. Michio Kaku said warp drive is possible

[Twicetagram and JYPe]

*summons Guards* Take him away.

I am the guards.

guard*

[Rusozak]

Plead to be taken the hell off of this rock. Don't even care if it's to be kept as a pet at this point.

[Farnhamia]

I am the guards.

guard*

Not even.

[San Lumen]

*summons Guards* Take him away.

I am the guards.

Not yet. By order of the Galactic Senate of the Republic you are under arrest Chancellor

[Twicetagram and JYPe]

Says who?

Says pretty much every physicist that knows anything on the subject.

IIRC You need to produce literally infinite energy to go faster than light. And even if you did, nothing would survive.

There's a chance that:
1) The ets have way more advanced tech than we thought.
2) They may be living closer to home than we thought.

It's possible that there may be lifeforms in the nearby exoplanets.

[Salus Maior]

Says pretty much every physicist that knows anything on the subject.

IIRC You need to produce literally infinite energy to go faster than light. And even if you did, nothing would survive.

And what’s to say an alien race knows more about physics than we do. Michio Kaku said warp drive is possible

Does a warp drive go FTL?

[Big Jim P]

Says who?

Says pretty much every physicist that knows anything on the subject.

IIRC You need to produce literally infinite energy to go faster than light. And even if you did, nothing would survive.

To go AT the speed of light. Some things go faster without infinite energy.

The thing is, you must accelerate through the speed of light fester faster than the minimum (quantum*) time to exceed the speed of light.

Think Overdrive (or hyperspace etc.)

*10 to the negative 43rd seconds last i bothered to look.

Left the typo in for amusement/

[Salus Maior]

Says pretty much every physicist that knows anything on the subject.

IIRC You need to produce literally infinite energy to go faster than light. And even if you did, nothing would survive.

There's a chance that:
1) The ets have way more advanced tech than we thought.
2) They may be living closer to home than we thought.

It's possible that there may be lifeforms in the nearby exoplanets.

It's not a matter of advanced tech, it's literally just impossible to go FTL.

[Twicetagram and JYPe]

There's a chance that:
1) The ets have way more advanced tech than we thought.
2) They may be living closer to home than we thought.

It's possible that there may be lifeforms in the nearby exoplanets.

It's not a matter of advanced tech, it's literally just impossible to go FTL.

I hate science so I surrender for now.

[Aureumterra]

Based on probability, the first extraterrestrial life we encounter will be simple bacteria, at best plants and animals, I highly doubt it’d go straight to intelligent aliens. If we do find a planet with unintelligent life, it could be exploited for resources for the benefit of mankind, maybe even set up colonies to deal with the looming overpopulation problem here

[The Alma Mater]

And what’s to say an alien race knows more about physics than we do. Michio Kaku said warp drive is possible

Does a warp drive go FTL?

Technically no, but it does move objects from A to B faster than light.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive

[MGTOWia]

There's a chance that:
1) The ets have way more advanced tech than we thought.
2) They may be living closer to home than we thought.

It's possible that there may be lifeforms in the nearby exoplanets.

It's not a matter of advanced tech, it's literally just impossible to go FTL.

Impossible according to our present knowledge of physics.

In the 19th century it was impossible for a bumblebee to fly.

[Rusozak]

There's a chance that:
1) The ets have way more advanced tech than we thought.
2) They may be living closer to home than we thought.

It's possible that there may be lifeforms in the nearby exoplanets.

It's not a matter of advanced tech, it's literally just impossible to go FTL.

And centuries ago they said it was impossible for man to fly. Our understanding of physics at this point in time is not necessarily the absolute truth of the universe.

[Alcala-Cordel]

We've bent the laws of physics before, maybe we just don't know how to do so with FTL yet.

That's what I thought until I actually read something on the subject.

It's not possible, buddo.

We've said that hundreds of times before. It's impossible to go FTL directly, but the thing about physics is there's just about always a way to bend the rules. We just haven't figured how to bend this one.