QUESTION 3: “Jaunting” is probably the most truly “science-fictional” aspect of the story. Do you think it could ever really be possible?
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KathyWheeler, Lizpixie, julesG, Deblovestoread, majkia, LeticiaToraci, kwmg40, CatLass007, CSeydel, RamsFan1963, ravenlee, TheSpineView, Bookwomble, Roary47, PageShifterRamsFan1963 I liked the idea of "jaunting" by mental energy alone, but a mechanical method would have been more realistic, like Star Trek's transporters. 13mo
Ruthiella @RamsFan1963 Agreed. He did use it to quickly get characters from one location to another. But he also used it at the end maybe to also show Foyle‘s innate talents - his ability to jaunt further than any human had previously. 13mo
Bookwomble Psionics is the SF equivalent of fantasy magic, so, no I don't think jaunting is ever likely to become a reality. It's a fun story element, though. Again with the metaphors (!), Foyle's latent power = the potential of the oppressed to overthrow the oppressor if they can harness their inherent strength. The more I reflect, the more strongly I'm developing a specific view of what the underlying narrative is, & it's deeper than it initially seemed. 13mo
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Roary47 Honestly, I was tired of hearing the term over and over. It‘s an interesting concept and way to get characters around. However, I was thinking about how my mind just goes places without warning. As in I‘m driving in my car and think about a situation at work. Poof now I‘m at work and my car is driving itself. 😅 Or I‘m in the shower and I think about my friends house party. Poof… yikes. I hope it‘s never in my future 🤣 (edited) 13mo
Ruthiella @Roary47 😂 One does wonder how they actually managed “jaunting” traffic. 13mo
Lizpixie With the current state of the human brain, no. Maybe centuries from now when science tinkers with our dna & brain mapping enough, possibly🤔? But I think it‘ll be machines that make it possible instead. Like @RamsFan1963 said, #BeamMeUpScottie 13mo
RamsFan1963 @Lizpixie @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @Roary47 If jaunting were possible, could it create a utopia? Borders and nationalities would be meaningless. You could live anywhere you wanted, then jaunt to your job. Would you still be considered an American citizen if you lived in the South of France or Monaco, but worked in the US? It would be nice if it lead to a brotherhood of man, but more likely you'd get the corporate takeover scenario played out here. 13mo
julesG @RamsFan1963 Now that is an interesting thought. I wish globalisation was more about growing together as humans rather than exploiting resources "there" to make a profit "here". 13mo
Roary47 @julesG I agree with you on that front. Since I live so close to the boarder of Mexico. I worked with people (and still do) who live in Mexico, but work here. So they bring that revenue across the boarder. Many of our citizens and winter visitors also have doctors across the line causing us to not have quality care because doctors do not have work, or prices to inflate. 13mo
CSeydel I‘m always fascinated by quantum entanglement. While I can‘t imagine how something like jaunting could ever really happen - seems like we would have discovered it by now, if it were an innate human ability? - I know there is a tremendous amount we don‘t know about long distance forces and properties of matter. (edited) 13mo
Ruthiella @CSeydel You know, I raised my eyebrows at jaunting but had no problem accepting the quantum leap time travel of the burning man because the concept is so familiar to me from tv and movies. 🤔 13mo
RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella I think I've watched enough episodes of Doctor Who that the idea of a character meeting a future or past version of themselves didn't make me bat an eye. 13mo
kwmg40 Jaunting didn't seem very realistic to me, but then again, this is science-fiction and I'm quite willing to suspend my disbelief. 13mo
Ruthiella @kwmg40 I accepted jaunting as a given in the story, but it didn‘t seem realistic to me either. 😅 13mo
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