A prominent advisor to the White House has stirred interest by suggesting that US technology has the capability to ‘manipulate time and space’.
In a speech that has gained significant attention, Science Adviser Michael Kratsios discussed the advancement of technologies.
He made these remarks during the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas, earlier in the month, igniting widespread discussion.
“We have weighed down our builders and innovators. The well-intentioned regulatory regime of the 1970s became an ever-tightening ratchet, first hampering America’s ability to become a net-energy exporter and then making it harder and harder to build,” Kratsios stated.
“We seem to have lost focus and vision, to have lowered our sights and let systems and structures and bureaucracies muddle us along.
“But we are capable of so much more.
“Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity.”
It’s critical to consider that the comment was probably figurative, not a suggestion of time travel, but it has led to widespread speculation among those who interpreted it literally.
After the transcript was made public by the White House, one user questioned: “We have the technology to manipulate time and space?”
Another remarked: “WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?!”
A third person commented: “@POTUS science and technology advisor @mkratsios47 Michael Kratsios (a fmr under secretary of DoD & US CTO) makes the most extraordinary assertion here without explanation, that US, ‘…technologies permit us to manipulate time and SPACE’. What means he?”
Meanwhile, another observer noted: “Kratsios casually says we intentionally stagnated our technology in the 70s and we now have tech to manipulate space and time. Wow.”
Some people are questioning whether Kratsios anticipated that his statements would provoke such a notable online reaction.
One speculated: “Let that sink in. Because last week, NASA detected algae-like compounds in the atmosphere of K2-18 b — a water-rich exoplanet over 120 light-years away. The same kind of compounds produced by algae here on Earth. The same algae that sustains life.
“And then there’s MH370, a commercial flight with 239 souls that vanished — no wreckage, no answers. What if they didn’t crash? What if they were relocated?
“If you think that sounds insane, consider this: Every ancient culture has stories of ascension, disappearance, or divine evacuation. The Bible calls it The Rapture.
“Science might call it something else: dimensional migration. Or off-world extraction.
“Maybe some of us are already gone. Maybe this is just the warm-up.”
What are your thoughts?