disc@houxz.UUCP (S.BERRY) (04/04/84)
My impression is that the previous writer (Allan Pratt?) implied the reason the force field must be "projected" was some law of physics, not the particular technology. Surely we must assume that physical laws are the same everywhere and everywhen (at least in our universe...), otherwise this whole discussion is pointless. So if Kirk et al can do it, the Empire can as well. SJBerry
mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (04/16/84)
#R:houxz:-72600:uiucdcs:37700006:000:1711 uiucdcs!mcewan Apr 15 21:54:00 1984 My impression is that the previous writer (Allan Pratt?) implied the reason the force field must be "projected" was some law of physics, not the particular technology. Surely we must assume that physical laws are the same everywhere and everywhen (at least in our universe...), otherwise this whole discussion is pointless. So if Kirk et al can do it, the Empire can as well. I don't know how to tell you this, but I think you should know that Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Captain Kirk, the Enterprise, the Death Star, etc. DON'T ACTUALLY EXIST! They are all imaginary. All of the episodes of Star Trek, including the movies, and all three Star Wars movies are FICTION! Moreover, they are SCIENCE FICTION, which means that the writers included in the stories technology that depends on physical laws that have not yet been discovered. Since these "laws" were only postulated by writers who had no way of testing whether they were actual laws of the universe, it is possible (almost certain, in fact) that some of them are not really laws of our universe. However, in order to enjoy the movies, we (or at least I) like to pretend that there is a universe in which the story takes place that has these physical laws. Also, please note the since Star Trek and Star Wars were created by different people, they take place in different universes with different laws (this is why the Enterprise didn't help destroy the Death Star, as you may have noticed.) I hope that this explanation was not too technical for you to understand. If you have any more questions, find a 12 year old science fiction fan and have him explain it to you. Scott McEwan pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan "Hitler was an idealist.""