migas@ttrpg.network to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoDo you think intergalactic travel will ever be possible?message-squaremessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1102
arrow-up1102message-squareDo you think intergalactic travel will ever be possible?migas@ttrpg.network to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square134linkfedilink
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agoNot for humanity, not as we currently understand ourselves as humans anyway.
minus-squareRednax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoI’d argue that it may not happen for individuals. But our DNA? Our culture? Or knowledge? I’m pretty sure these things will travel the stars one day.
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoStars yes, voyager is carrying a lot of that info already! But the delta between stars and galaxies is monumental. Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away. The time scales aren’t even something we can grasp.
Not for humanity, not as we currently understand ourselves as humans anyway.
I’d argue that it may not happen for individuals. But our DNA? Our culture? Or knowledge? I’m pretty sure these things will travel the stars one day.
Stars yes, voyager is carrying a lot of that info already! But the delta between stars and galaxies is monumental. Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away. The time scales aren’t even something we can grasp.