A thought experiment
I have no doubt that this kind of thought experiment leads to a future in which aliens stare at humans in disbelief, exclaiming "But physics doesn't work like that!" while humans sneer "We punched physics in its face until it did what we wanted."
I have no doubt that this kind of thought experiment leads to a future in which aliens stare at humans in disbelief, exclaiming "But physics doesn't work like that!" while humans sneer "We punched physics in its face until it did what we wanted."