There was a time when people used to think that flying in an airplane was impossible, the brilliant minds back in that era had dictated that man was not meant to fly and therefore a waste of time to study how to do it. With some imagination and a lot of failed attempts the Wright brothers figured out how it could be done, despite all the negative and nonbelievers that told them it was impossible.
This type of reaction to any type of technology still goes on in this day and age, and I have to wonder why there are scientists and researchers out there that still claim all manner of things that could be possible, impossible.
The reason we study history (so I'm told) is to learn from our mistakes from the past and not to repeat them in the future, or the present. If this is the case then why don't those intelligent people understand that we can figure out how something could be done even if we don't know how to make it right now.
I think one of the reasons is hubris, if you take a particularly proud person, who has had success in their life, but they can't figure out a problem, they simply claim it can't be done to save face, they can't admit that they aren't smart enough to figure it out, and lose the respect of their peers.
People said that we would never have an untethered phone line, that we would always have to be plugged in to a wall socket. Space flight would never happen, there would never be a computer small enough for a house (They used to fill warehouses). We could never cure aids, measles, or chicken pox.
There are some things that we have overcome and thrived and there are some things that we haven't overcome...Yet. I believe that all things will be possible with dedication, trial and error and the biggest thing, time.
Cancer will be cured, as well as all diseases related to old age, surgeries will no longer leave scarring, the common cold will be gone, children will be born without abnormalities and be perfectly healthy. Spaceflight will take a huge leap with some sort of warp drive or wormhole generator. 3D printing with be able to make a perfect replica of any body part, Ageing where you look like a wrinkled prune and have the mind of an infant will be eradicated and no longer an issue.
I believe these things will happen at an even faster rate if we stop saying something can't be done and to keep trying without giving up. I'm looking forward to A Smarter Future.
Scott Goerz
