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	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
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	\|content=So if #ufotwitter ever wanted to know why I didn’t take [[UAP\|#UFO]] seriously, it was because I thought it was preposterous given lack of evidence.		\|content=So if #ufotwitter ever wanted to know why I didn’t take [[UAP\|#UFO]] seriously, it was because I thought it was preposterous given lack of evidence.

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	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
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	\|content=Under [[Isaac Newton\|Newton]], we were free to explore the cosmos: 1686-1905.		\|content=Under [[Isaac Newton\|Newton]], we were free to explore the cosmos: 1686-1905.

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	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
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	\|content=I’m not going to complicate the basic story with caveats. That’s the basic plot.		\|content=I’m not going to complicate the basic story with caveats. That’s the basic plot.

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	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
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	\|content=But if we can leave to explore the universe by going beyond Einstein, anyone else out there can visit.		\|content=But if we can leave to explore the universe by going beyond Einstein, anyone else out there can visit.

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	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
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	\|content=If life is abundant & we’re not the top of the hierarchy (which is reasonable to me), I’d guess that [[UAP]] would be here if that is possible in Einstein’s successor theories. The absence of [[UAP]] is strong but inconclusive proof that [[Einstein’s Prison\|Einstein’s restrictions]] persist in all theory.		\|content=If life is abundant & we’re not the top of the hierarchy (which is reasonable to me), I’d guess that [[UAP]] would be here if that is possible in Einstein’s successor theories. The absence of [[UAP]] is strong but inconclusive proof that [[Einstein’s Prison\|Einstein’s restrictions]] persist in all theory.
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	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
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	\|content=Hence my interest in [[UAP]]. [[UAP]] from distant worlds would be a strong indication that it is possible to diversify our shared risk which is that all known technological life is dependent on one atmosphere linking our three main existential risks:		\|content=Hence my interest in [[UAP]]. [[UAP]] from distant worlds would be a strong indication that it is possible to diversify our shared risk which is that all known technological life is dependent on one atmosphere linking our three main existential risks:

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	* [[Physics Dollars]]		* [[Physics Dollars]]
	* [[Sinclairs Prison\|Sinclair's Prison]]		* [[Sinclairs Prison\|Sinclair's Prison]]
			* [[Spacetime]]
	* [[Theory of Geometric Unity]]		* [[Theory of Geometric Unity]]
	* [[The Solar System is an Escape Room for Mankind]]		* [[The Solar System is an Escape Room for Mankind]]

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 - '''Eric Weinstein''', June 17, 2022 on [https://www.youtube.com/live/fdwuhU_zu8Y?t=7235 Into The Impossible 234]
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			* [[Albert Einstein]]
	* [[Anything But Physics]]		* [[Anything But Physics]]
			* [[Don't wait for the bread to rise]]
			* [[Earth Is Our Womb, Not Our Home]]
	* [[Enforced Helplessness]]		* [[Enforced Helplessness]]
	* [[General Relativity]]		* [[General Relativity]]
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	* [[Theory of Geometric Unity]]		* [[Theory of Geometric Unity]]
			* [[The Solar System is an Escape Room for Mankind]]
	* [[True Elite]]		* [[True Elite]]

	[[Category:Ericisms]]		[[Category:Ericisms]]
	[[Category:Physics]]		[[Category:Physics]]

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			* [[Sinclairs Prison\|Sinclair's Prison]]
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			* [[High Agency]]
	* [[The Long Nap]]		* [[The Long Nap]]
			* [[M-theory or String Theory is the Only Game in Town (Edge Essay)]]
			* [[New Orchards]]
			* [[Observerse]]
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	* [[M-theory or String Theory is the Only Game in Town (Edge Essay)]]		* [[M-theory or String Theory is the Only Game in Town (Edge Essay)]]

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	Eric Weinstein ~~uses~~ the term "Einstein's Prison" to describe the constraints imposed by Einsteinian physics—specifically the speed of light as a fundamental limit that makes interstellar travel incredibly difficult. He argues that our current understanding of physics, based on Einstein’s theories, creates a kind of barrier preventing significant breakthroughs in space travel and fundamental physics.		Eric Weinstein coined the term "Einstein's Prison" to describe the constraints imposed by Einsteinian physics—specifically the speed of light as a fundamental limit that makes interstellar travel incredibly difficult. He argues that our current understanding of physics, based on Einstein’s theories, creates a kind of barrier preventing significant breakthroughs in space travel and fundamental physics.

	In contrast, the idea of an "Einsteinian Prison Break" is about finding a way beyond these constraints. Weinstein suggests that just as Einstein revolutionized Newtonian physics, we may need a new paradigm shift in physics—one that renders Einstein's theories as approximations rather than the most fundamental laws. He implies that such a breakthrough could allow for previously impossible ideas, like faster-than-light travel, to become feasible.		In contrast, the idea of an "Einsteinian Prison Break" is about finding a way beyond these constraints. Weinstein suggests that just as Einstein revolutionized Newtonian physics, we may need a new paradigm shift in physics—one that renders Einstein's theories as approximations rather than the most fundamental laws. He implies that such a breakthrough could allow for previously impossible ideas, like faster-than-light travel, to become feasible.

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