That will be the fact.

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Or fiction.

Yours.

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According to your definition of fiction. I doubt if Chris S agrees.

He will just state the fact.

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If he agrees that it is a fact.

It's his fact.

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By what definition of fact? One that no one but you uses?

I will use yours and still win.

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By my definition, Chris S has to decide you're the winner before you actually qualify.

By my definition, Chris S has to decide you're the winner before you actually qualify.

I could work with that.

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OK.

In the meantime, we can both help Einstein@Home find suitable places to send spammers if the transportation costs ever come down enough.

Yes, let me know when the cost comes down.

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Wouldn't 1% of the way there be adequate until the price comes down enough? Also, only enough supplies for 1% of the way?

No.

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If you'd prefer to send them only with adequate supplies, how about here:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=farthest-galaxy

By the time they get back (if they do), our descendants should have decided whether it is better to cure them or assign each of them to a zoo cage for the rest of their lives.

Well, you can try.

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And make sure they can't see out along the way.

You have your work cut out for you.

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Another step to prepare them: X-ray their skulls and check for enough density that sending them head-first provides all the radiation shielding they need.