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   From: wdstarr@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   David Hatunen  said:   
      
   > wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:   
   >   
   >> Believe them when they say what, precisely?  Is it "FTL and time   
   >> travel are not possible under the rules of the universe as we   
   >> currently know and understand them" or "FTL and time travel are   
   >> not possible under the rules of the universe?"   
   >   
   > You do realize you could give the same arguments about ghosts, the   
   > afterlife, and clairvoyance?   
      
   Yes.  If I were in a nastier mood I'd say "What's your point?"   
      
   -- wds  ("Proving a negative is hard. Let's go shopping.")   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)