The Merseyside Skeptics Society » time travel http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk The official site of the Merseyside Skeptics Society Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:06:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Skeptics with a K is the podcast for science, reason and critical thinking from the Merseyside Skeptics Society. We are a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of scientific skepticism on Merseyside, around the UK and internationally. Merseyside Skeptics Society yes Merseyside Skeptics Society mike.hall@merseysideskeptics.org.uk mike.hall@merseysideskeptics.org.uk (Merseyside Skeptics Society) The podcast from the Merseyside Skeptics Society skeptic, scepticism, skepticism, skeptics, science, critical thinking, atheist, atheism The Merseyside Skeptics Society » time travel http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk TV-MA Question of the Week: The cost of time travel http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/10/question-of-the-week-the-cost-of-time-travel/ http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/10/question-of-the-week-the-cost-of-time-travel/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:02:49 +0000 Mike http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=311 Suppose we’ve solved the problems of time travel. On paper, at least.  The boffins have even put together a feasible design for an actual time machine.  Should we build it?

There is one catch though.  The estimated cost is £1,000 trillion and it would take over 10 years to put together.

It would be an international effort, with the cost shared between participant nations.

Should it be done? Aren’t there better things for the world to club together and spend £1,000 trillion on? Is there even that much money in the world? If a referendum were taken – what would you vote?  Are you pro- or anti-time?

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