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FTL speculation and control of spacetime

An optimistic answer about FTL leads to the unresolved problem of producing and controlling extreme conditions.

Question

Is faster-than-light travel possible?

Short answer

The participants think it is possible, while acknowledging that the physics could change and that creating controlled conditions remains unresolved.

Notes

The participants answer positively when asked whether faster-than-light travel is possible, while allowing that later physics could overturn that view. They describe proposed mechanisms as requiring highly specific distortions of spacetime. Black holes and singularities supply their analogy for extreme physical conditions. Their unresolved question is how to create and contain the required conditions. This is a speculative argument, with no demonstrated drive offered.