Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!decwrl!sgi!scotth@harlie.SGI.COM From: scotth@harlie.SGI.COM (Scott Henry) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: approaching "C" Message-ID: <26507@sgi.SGI.COM> Date: 9 Feb 89 18:15:44 GMT References: <3316@xyzzy.UUCP> Sender: daemon@sgi.SGI.COM Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 18 > Well, there are several meanings of "impossible"... at least three. > ... > So, to answer the question posed, *I* say they are not similar. > FTL and FTS are not really remotely in the same class of "difficulty". > ... > -- > Wayne Throop !mcnc!rti!xyzzy!throopw I am reminded that many people do not understand the distinction between "natural" law and "man-made" law (a very unfortunate overloading of terminology! I wonder if this problem exists in non-english speaking societies?). It is similar to the (lack of) distinction between your types 2 and 3 impossibles. -- --------------------- Scott Henry #include