MutedBrilliant1593 t1_j285g83 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:30 AM

I believe we can backtrack the fossil record to get reasonable ideas, but yes, unless we clone a perfect sample or invent a time machine, certainty seems quite difficult.

zav3rmd OP t1_j285jln wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:31 AM

I was actually thinking if we develop a warp drive and go to a place a million light years away and then look at earth using a telescope then we can see.

MutedBrilliant1593 t1_j285tzx wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:35 AM

That's a kick ass time telescope. 😁

Mindofmierda90 t1_j2c9t6w wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:27 AM

That’s not quite the way it works.

zav3rmd OP t1_j2c9urr wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:28 AM

How so?

Mindofmierda90 t1_j2caa87 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:32 AM

The telescope itself would have to be light years wide, and you wouldn’t see images. The light from 65 million years ago, but no, it wouldn’t be like watching a video.