Comments on: Something light: the future http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:38:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dav http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-284826 Dav Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:44:14 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/#comment-284826 Wha?!?? You've got critics? Seriously? Wha?!?? You’ve got critics?
Seriously?

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]]> By: Kennethos http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-284807 Kennethos Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:27:20 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/#comment-284807 Well, Harrison, if your critics and scoffers charge you with not believing in science, but rather in magic, and you don't have a wand handy, you might be in trouble. But given the limited worldviews and intellects of the critics around here, I'm not worried. One thing I know about the future: whatever we specifically predict about it, based on our own limited imaginations, will usually be wrong. Forty or fifty years ago, people boasted about flying cars, easy space flight, etc. And yet, our major tech developments are small, powerful computers, cell phones, digital cameras, iPods, and the like. Who's to say that invisible forcefields for lightsabers isn't lying ahead in another fifty years? :) Well, Harrison, if your critics and scoffers charge you with not believing in science, but rather in magic, and you don’t have a wand handy, you might be in trouble. But given the limited worldviews and intellects of the critics around here, I’m not worried.

One thing I know about the future: whatever we specifically predict about it, based on our own limited imaginations, will usually be wrong. Forty or fifty years ago, people boasted about flying cars, easy space flight, etc. And yet, our major tech developments are small, powerful computers, cell phones, digital cameras, iPods, and the like.
Who’s to say that invisible forcefields for lightsabers isn’t lying ahead in another fifty years? :)

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-284806 llama Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:24:37 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/#comment-284806 I'm holding out for a low cost easily made at home, time traveling, personal teleportation device that allows one to become immortal as any person, any time or any place they want - even in their own personal parallel universe that is identical to the one we live in except you are not here. I’m holding out for a low cost easily made at home, time traveling, personal teleportation device that allows one to become immortal as any person, any time or any place they want – even in their own personal parallel universe that is identical to the one we live in except you are not here.

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]]> By: Chas http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-284690 Chas Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/#comment-284690 Whatever gets invented, I'm sure the Chinese will buy or steal the idea and produce it cheaper. Whatever gets invented, I’m sure the Chinese will buy or steal the idea and produce it cheaper.

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]]> By: Robert M http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-284538 Robert M Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:04:12 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/#comment-284538 Article is interesting -- just stay away from the comments, will make your brain hurt (red herrings, ignorance, etc)... ;) (course as much could be said of my own comments...) Article is interesting — just stay away from the comments, will make your brain hurt (red herrings, ignorance, etc)… ;) (course as much could be said of my own comments…)

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]]> By: Make it Man http://online.worldmag.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-284534 Make it Man Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:59:08 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/03/18/something-light-the-future/#comment-284534 Several years ago in my former life as a mechanic, a friend of mine and were having lunch out by the river, and talking about future inventions. One of the things we thought might be possible were noise cancelling headphones. In a matter of months it was a reality... There was another thing we thought of, but I don't remember it at this point. It also became possible within a few years too. I saw recently where mind reading, which is <i>soooo</i> science fiction-ey, just might be possible in the future too. I've thought many times that if we knew how to manipulate matter well enough, that we could figure out how to create computer generated walls that turn off and on... You could even build a house with it.... sounds like a force field with pigment to me... Cool stuff... Several years ago in my former life as a mechanic, a friend of mine and were having lunch out by the river, and talking about future inventions. One of the things we thought might be possible were noise cancelling headphones. In a matter of months it was a reality… There was another thing we thought of, but I don’t remember it at this point. It also became possible within a few years too.

I saw recently where mind reading, which is soooo science fiction-ey, just might be possible in the future too.

I’ve thought many times that if we knew how to manipulate matter well enough, that we could figure out how to create computer generated walls that turn off and on… You could even build a house with it…. sounds like a force field with pigment to me…

Cool stuff…

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