Opinions on UFOs?

[tmckay2]

sure but my point is technological advances aren't always exponential. remember back to the future part 2? the date that marty went to the future was actually just like a month ago, sometime in july 2012. now sure its a movie but much of the world thought life would really be like that, flying cars and all of these ridiculous electrical devices. we have some of that, but really things haven't changed as much as people in the 80s figured they would. after all, computers were on the rise and developments were being made daily. even now small advances are being made but we haven't come near as far as people assumed. sometimes technology is funny in that many advances are made quickly, and then it levels out for many years, sometimes hundreds. there are certain points where the laws of physics and chemistry have to be completely disproven and broken in order to move forward and that doesn't always happen in a short amount of time, no matter how advanced.

plus, things like war can set us back, or move us forward. if a serious world war ever broke out again, with the amount of devastating weapons even small nations have these days, i think scientific discoveries could take a serious hit. as is always the case some advances in military technology would happen but basic scientific research would in many ways be put on hold.

all i am saying is it is a mistake to assume that our development will be exponential.

But then we use muscle confusion and interrupt that plateau! Seriously though, humans tend to break barriers. That's what we do best, for better, or worse.



Apparently he wasn't at work the day of the interrogation

[Irving]

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all i am saying is it is a mistake to assume that our development will be exponential.

I think that developments never fail to be exponential, just not in the way that people think. People in the 80's could imagine a flying car much more easily than an Iphone for example.

[Aloha_Shooter]

If you want people's opinions, you're going to get them. Whether you get them in the way you desired to get them or not, ask and you shall receive.

It IS the internet and all.

Yep and I refused to participate in the poll for precisely the same reason SandD did. You got my opinion in the text, figure it into the results however you want.

[ANADRILL]

Has anyone been to Skinwalker ranch? It's close, so I figure someone here has taken the time to go.