angletracks writes:
History is full of abandoned theories and projects that were "almost" and "so close."
Certainly. And if the road we're on turns out to be a dead end, we'll abandon it. But for the moment, there simply is no alternative. It's the only road we have and it would be silly to stop in our tracks just because there may be some unforseen obstacle ahead. Instead, we should be prepared to handle the obstacles when we do meet them.
angletracks writes:
If one is willing to consider that there may be realities that extend beyond the material, then a similar tweaking of natural processes by a divine mind can be inferred quite easily.
You're just adding another unknown. Why not go with what we
do know instead of hypothesisizing some spooky miracle?
You seem to be suggesting that because there
might be some impassible stretches on the road, we should rely on aliens to teleport us to LA. I'm suggesting that we should just get in the car and drive until we can't drive no more.
Edited by ringo, : Add'd an apostrohe.