So you chose to stay, Now what?

[Ashen Key]

Originally Posted by Sothis

By contrast, Avatar doesn't hand-wave anything. Everything has a scientific explanation.

...yeah, I don't know about that. But I'll just leave that there, I think.

Originally Posted by Sothis

Though really it's a spectrum, not a binary.

That I totally agree with.

Originally Posted by Sothis

Also, six years is much too soon, even as a minimum. First, it takes 6.75 years for an ISV to make the journey. Second, it takes information 4.37 years to travel between Earth and Pandora. So if you assumed that they launched the instant they heard the news, that means they'd get there 4.37 + 6.75 = 11.12 years after the events of the movie. Finally, I'm pretty sure they'd want to debrief Parker and the other survivors in person before they make any important decisions. So I'd say 14 years is the soonest you could expect any kind of envoy to arrive.

...True! But you know me and maths, Sothis. Not the best of pals. Fourteen does make more sense when you put it like that.

And 4.37 years? Where did you get that? I saw somewhere instantaneous communication, but I can't remember where - so, no idea if it's accurate.