Teleportation...the idea of almost instantaneously traveling from one point to another, has intrigued and perplexed people since the early 30's. Not only would it completely change the way people use transportation, but it would open a whole new section on science, mainly being physics.
If there was some kind ot machine to acomplish this feat, what would the reactions of people be? Would they turn to God in praise, resent Him? Would people abuse the technology (i.e. use it for unlawful doings)? What about control over the technology, protecting it as other technologies, like the nuclear warhead, have been protected from others (unless they figure it out themselves)?
Currently there is two theories of accomplishing this. One is essentially making a copy of oneself and sending the copy to the new destination, much like the way a fax machine works. Then the question rises about what would happen to the copy? Just kill it off? Would it really be the same person on the otherside (can we copy the soul, basically)?
-If you have ever seen The Prestige, this is what hugh Jackman's character does to himself after he aquires the Tesla machine.
The other theory is the breakdown of the matter to be sent, down to the atom, and sending it through a transportation medium (think fiber optics). While this way may seem to be physically more real than the first example, the technological hump that needs to be crossed is much more massive. Technologies need to be invented for every part of the process, including something to break down matter, down to the atom....a medium/wire that will transport incredibly small parts of matter....and then the hardest part, taking these atoms and recreating the matter just as it was before. Maybe we will have to have numerically ordered atoms.
What are your thoughts on the ethical issued posed by teleportation?
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