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Originally Posted by xepherys
It amuses me the cavalier fashion that people use the word impossible, even in this day and age. Frankly, humanity and science prevent just about anything from being "impossible". Think back 1000, 100 or even 10 years ago to what people thought were "impossible" that we do today. Flight? Computers? Robots? Space travel? Microwave ovens? The radio? Television? Satellites? Cell phones? Pacemakers? DNA? Genetic manipulation and the genome project? Gene therapy? Pure water? Seriously folks, some of our more mundane "inventions" by todays standards were the impossibilities of a millenia ago.
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It is impossible not simply because of the resources needed, but also because of the fact that you can not predict how humans will react to certain instances. Also, what is being discussed is impossible presently... not necessarily in the future.
If we are reduced to picking out specific errors in wordage, the meaning of discussions are lost.