As seems typical for surveys, there was some ambiguity that might've impacted my responses.
* "Will humans ever develop the technology to be able to travel through time backwards (into the past)?"
I'm not sure we haven't got the ability already.
* "Can a person's consciousness continue for years after their body dies? (assuming only current day technology is available)"
In what form? As a separate yet incorporeal entity? Saying that I am confident consciousness continues for years after the body dies isn't the same as saying I imagine individualized consciousness continuing for years after death. Chances are, I've a very different concept of self and consciousness than were encompassed in this question.
* "Are there any properties of the world which are not determined by mathematical relationships?"
"Determined by"? This I object to outright. Math is a language and corresponds with relationships. It doesn't determine them.
* "Will it ever be possible for humans to travel faster than the local speed of light in a vacuum?"
"Travel"? We've already figured out a few ways of traveling without moving, and I imagine Universe has imagined a few more than we have...
Lastly, of all the results so far, the one that shocks - and pleases - me most is for "Is there an underlying purpose of the universe?"
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Date: 2009-06-07 05:10 am (UTC)* "Will humans ever develop the technology to be able to travel through time backwards (into the past)?"
I'm not sure we haven't got the ability already.
* "Can a person's consciousness continue for years after their body dies? (assuming only current day technology is available)"
In what form? As a separate yet incorporeal entity? Saying that I am confident consciousness continues for years after the body dies isn't the same as saying I imagine individualized consciousness continuing for years after death. Chances are, I've a very different concept of self and consciousness than were encompassed in this question.
* "Are there any properties of the world which are not determined by mathematical relationships?"
"Determined by"? This I object to outright. Math is a language and corresponds with relationships. It doesn't determine them.
* "Will it ever be possible for humans to travel faster than the local speed of light in a vacuum?"
"Travel"? We've already figured out a few ways of traveling without moving, and I imagine Universe has imagined a few more than we have...
Lastly, of all the results so far, the one that shocks - and pleases - me most is for "Is there an underlying purpose of the universe?"