Re: Fermi's Paradox and FTL drives

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:26:07 GMT, Gene Ward Smith <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Sea Wasp <seawaspObvious@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:47AAF6D1.2060701@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> How does that work? How do you know you can stand on an 
>FTL 
>>> ****p while subjective time p*****, and you are in what 
>seems 
>>> to be space of some kind?
>> 
>>      As we don't KNOW how to make an FTL drive we have to 
>decide on  its 
>> characteristics in order to talk about it. The vast 
>majority of such 
>> postulated drives require a UFOR. Which you obviously must 
>know, 
>> having been on this group as long as you have. I'm utterly 
>at a loss 
>> as to why you are ducking and weaving on this to this 
>extent.
>
>I was asking how to relate the most plausible FTL drives, for 
>those who believe they are plausible, to the Fermi "paradox", 

Could someone who believes in the plausibility of FTL drives please
raise their hand?