PART VII: SECRET SCIENCE
by Anthony Forwood (2011)
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59: Future Technologies
Before we consider some of the
discoveries of the recent past that have been lost to
science, we should first consider the technological achievements we have reached at this point in
our history, and where they might be
taking us.
We have satellites that can read a car’s license plate from deep
Earth orbit. This is the current state of the art in
optical surveillance technology. Thermal imaging enhances this satellite-based technology by allowing those who control it to see heat
sources, so that this surveillance technology can even see in the dark.
Telemetry further enhances this surveillance technology
so that it can peer through clouds and even penetrate through solid objects
from high above. Imagine what the state of the art might be several centuries
from now. Imagine, for instance, that we might eventually develop these
technologies so that we can look at other civilizations on
other planets in other solar systems. Does this sound preposterous to you?
With nanotechnology it’s possible to construct molecular-sized
mechanical objects, and to condense electronic components to the point that computers can be built that are no bigger than the head
of a pin. With this technology, it’s possible to create
microscopic machines – robots – that can be injected into the bloodstream
through an ordinary hypodermic needle, which then replicate themselves using
materials from the host body, multiplying and spreading throughout the body to
perform their designated tasks, such as seeking out and eradicating cancerous
cells – or perhaps even creating them. ‘Nanobots’ can work with individual
atoms and move them about, literally reconstructing matter. Such tiny
technology can also be used in spying, creating tiny roving
cameras, microphones, signal relay units, etc. the imagination is the only
limit.
Genetics, cloning, brain research, and quantum mechanics are some other areas of science that promise
to offer new and unforeseen possibilities that could alter the future of
mankind in drastic ways.
Science doesn’t progress slowly
and methodically, but rather evolves in leaps and bounds as new and
revolutionary ideas and discoveries present themselves and force us to rethink
what we know about the world around us. When they arise, these new ideas and
discoveries are often treated like unwanted dinner guests by the scientific
establishment, however, because they
upset the current scientific framework that has been so carefully and meticulously
constructed to reflect the order of the universe. These new and revolutionary
ideas and discoveries make worthless much of the slow and methodical work that
has occupied the careers of most scientists, so the scientific
community is naturally reluctant to easily accept them
when they occur. It usually takes a number of generations before they are fully
accepted and incorporated into our understandings.
From the standpoint of the past,
it has always been hard to imagine how we might ever possibly get from there to
where we are now. Until all of the intermediary events or developmental stages
that would be required along the way are known and conceivably within our capabilities,
it’s impossible to ever know. Humans have always been able to accomplish
whatever they set out to do, given enough persistence and determination. It is
only our own self-limiting beliefs that have ever held us back from achieving
whatever we might imagine was possible. Sometimes, a possibility only seems
impossible because that’s what the current scientific framework dictates it must be. However, it is more the
reluctance of stubborn scientists than it is the accuracy of their theories that
stops certain things from being considered. There are certain discoveries that have been made that have refuted
established scientific belief, or have been so profound as to threaten the
balance of power, and because of this they have been suppressed from the public while continuing to be
researched and developed in secrecy.
What might have been developed
already, and what might be in development for the future? This is not an easy
question to answer, because of the amount of secrecy that has been created to hide the activities
of those who control these matters. However, an examination of some of the
‘hidden wonders’ of science that might relate to ancient technologies is possible, and should provide some insights
to many of the mysteries that we have considered in the previous pages.
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