Is anything possible?

Question

One often see the expression, "Anything is possible", often in response to questions posed in TV court drama, but, considered seriously, Are some things possible and some not? And how can one usefully generate information about specific questions, such as Is time travel possible? Is life after death possible?

Answer 1

Not everything is possible.

E.g. One day man will walk on the sun, and not burn to death.

Answer 2

Anything is possible but it can not always be done they way you want it done. Create some sort of genius device that can get close to the sun and transmit images back to earth and you will be virtually walking on the sun without burning your feet; it depends on how open your mind is.

Time travel is possible, it happens every time we use our minds to remember something. Properly define what the past and the future really are and you see that we are actually there more than we are in the present. Life after death needs to be defined as well - (a lot of this has to do with language limitations, I think) - death is life ending, if you came back to life after death then you did not really die. If there is "life after death" then we should not call it death anymore we should call it "the big change" or something. It is possible that something goes on after we die, most people believe this to be not only possible but true.



I think to generate useful info we have to stretch language and also we have to put the questions properly and define what we are talking about.

Answer 3

possible:



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pos·si·ble Audio Help /ˈpɒsəbəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pos-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective

1.that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.

2.that may be true or may be the case, as something concerning which one has no knowledge to the contrary: It is possible that he has already gone.





by reading the definition, yeah, i think it's safe to say that pretty much anything is possible. because it's neither a positive nor a negative. if it's POSSIBLE, then it MAY be true or it may not. a duck MIGHT be able to do a wild and crazy 360 flip to fakie noseslide on a half pipe with a skateboard, and transform into a rhinoceros before landing fakie, and then turn into gloria estefan and then explode, but it MIGHT not. in this sense, yeah, it COULD happen, IF _____. the fact that its possible makes it conditional, subject to coming to fruition based on the outcome of whatever event.



so yeah, in theory, anything's possible.

Answer 4

well personally i think its a state of mind; if you think/believe that you can do it, then you can. I remember reading somewhere, where it said that when you want something, the whole universe conspires together to help you. I dont know to what extent is that true or accurate, but i do think the mindset is almost the same.



Then again, religion may play a role also. For exmaple, christians usually say "with God, nothing is impossible", and it is true to an extent. Its the state of mind that drives you forward.

Answer 5

Anything that you think could be possible is possible. I don't think possibility is the same as probability though; so, while it's possible that someone could walk on the sun, provided that they wore protective clothing, it's not at all probable that would happen. The same thing would apply to time travel; it's possible, in the sense that that it can be conceived of, but not probable.

Answer 6

I beleive any livingthing is living in its own world. its internal world.. and the owner of each world is making it's rules! so we are the commander.. we can just do anything which seems to be impossible now! just need to rebuild our world! but first of all we have to become the commander! becoming the commander is THAT hard!!

Answer 7

Time travel is not possible life after death is hell or heaven.

Answer 8

Yes, Since we are not always the cause of things happening....the final answer is yes. Possible but not always likely.

Answer 9

whoever said anything is possible, obviously never tried to slam a revolving door. lol or nail jello to a tree =P

Answer 10

Yes, I do believe anything is possible

Answer 11

with the help of God anything is possible

he's going to heal my son's leg

Answer 12

all is possible if you try



it depends on if u fail and never try again

Answer 13

Yes, it just can't be proven... Yet...