Time must have a stop

Chris · 16 Dec 2002, 22:00 · from urth-v0212.mbox · original

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From: "Chris" <rasputin_ at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Time must have a stop
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:00:05 +0000
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>But as it is, the
>possibility that the Outsider is directly responsible for everything
>Silk experiences seems much easier to believe.

Thanks Jerry, this is, essentially, not far from what I proposed in my post=20
as a reasonable alternate explanation, and which Don didn't address in his=20
reply. Basically, the Outsider is directly responsible, possibly by means o=
f=20
Silk having an embolism. The embolism is much easier to believe than the FT=
L=20
explanation, if we're looking only for the most believable/possible answer.

I am not a crusader against the Blushas theory, though I do not believe it.=20
I just think there are more fertile grounds to pursue the question than thi=
s=20
particular line. In the absolute best case, if one proves beyond reasonable=20
doubt that FTL did occur, one merely proves that the Blushas theory is *not=20
impossible* - it does nothing to establish its truth. And there are much=20
easier ways to show that Blushas is not impossible, without resorting to=20
FTL. You could say that the ship went in a circle, or it might never have=20
even left the solar system in the first place. There are arguments against=20
both of these, too, I grant, but they both require less justification.

Chris

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