Whether it is ET wanting to come here or us wanting to go there, it would seem obvious that we here on planet Earth still don't get it, otherwise we might already have realized that our modern science is less than adequate.
We have made the assumption that space travel is restricted by the speed of light, whereby we are assured that interstellar space travel is beyond reason at this time. Therefore it is firmly asserted that it would be impossible for space travelers from other star systems to visit our Earth or even our solar system.
But how valid is this well established belief? Are we even sure that light does in fact have a linear speed?
We assume that it should be possible to measure the speed of light in a manner similar to determining the speed of a train or bus. We know the speed of a train or bus is measured in terms of miles per hour whereas the speed of light is measured in terms of meters per second, but its the same idea. We assume that light travels in a linear manner just as trains, buses and rockets travel in a linear manner.
If we examine the method by which the speed of light is measured we will find that the basic idea is to measure the time it takes for light to travel one meter in a vacuum and at the present time it is agreed that it takes exactly 1/299,792,458ths of a second for light to travel one meter in a vacuum. This translates to a speed of exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.
Now, the problem here is that we are measuring the speed of light, not the speed of a train or bus, as we intend to use the speed of light to measure both the size and age of universe. So we are not talking about some localized duration of time or a localized length of distance.
As there are no absolute numerical values associated with any physical action or interaction, we must understand that each of the 299,792,458 portions of a second cannot be of the same absolute duration. Furthermore no two meter rules are of the same absolute length.
So how accurate is our evaluation of light speed? It is described as an exact speed, yet it is not an absolute value, it is an approximate value.
We impose this evaluation on the size and age of universe, whereby we assume that time in terms of seconds and distance in terms of meters remains equivalent throughout the entire universe. This allows us to determine the universe to be roughly 14 billion years old and the distance from our Earth to the furthest reaches of universe to be roughly 14 billion light years.
Yet, we know that the universe is expanding and that the rate of expansion is accelerating, whereby the size of universe is continuously increasing at an ever increasing rate. So it would seem logical that the very fabric of space and time is being stretched, which would mean that the length of the meter is increasing with distance and time is slowing with distance.
So what is the age and size of universe? Do we have any idea? It would seem not.
Another question we must ask ourselves is whether light is actually in linear motion or is the apparent motion of light simply a condition of field associated with the dynamic condition of universe remaining relative to our planet Earth?
If light is not in linear motion it would appear that we have taken a wrong turn, as our evaluation of universe is based on the linear motion of light.
We might therefore consider the possibility that the apparent motion of light is due to the non-linear condition of the field in which we exist, in terms of a unified field system. And if this is the case neither we or ET are restricted by the speed of light, in relation to interstellar space travel.
What we are actually restricted by is our existing perception of universe and our limited understanding of the scientific principles involved.
I would suggest that it is time to move forward..........
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