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I absolutely HATE it when people tell me that it is impossible for me to accomplish something, even if the chances are slim. I just refuse to accept that I can't do something just because a person can't stomach an idea and have some faith in it. What do you guys think?
But some things are unarguably impossible. For example:
- It is impossible for me to perform telekinesis to tidy me bedroom.
- It is impossible for me to lift my whole house with one hand and balance it, unsupported, on my nose.
- It is impossible to chew your way out of a high security jail cell with 2 meter thick steel walls, at room temperature, in under 5 minutes with your bare teeth.
- It is impossible for me to instantly turn into a pink, Godzilla-sized badger utilising the the power of thought alone.
These things are beyond the realms of physical ability and possibility; they ARE impossible.
1) If "telekinesis" is defined as manipulating objects from afar, all you need is to tell your mom to do it. That is, by definition, tidying your room by the power of your mind.
2) Outer space. You said "unsupported", so it'd be unfair to ask for the support of the ground beneath you anyway.
3) Quantum mechanics suggests that there's only a minuscule probability of that occurring, not impossible. This one's kind of a stretch.
4) If you convince everyone, including yourself, that it is true, couldn't it be said to be true by the "power of thought"?
1) Technically. At a push. Without help and without moving, it is impossible.
2) Except I don't live in outer space. Have fun transporting my house there...
3) True.
4) Not really, because it still wouldn't be true. If a liar convinces the world he is telling the truth then he is still a liar, just it doesn't matter if he is a liar or not.
Well, if you actually accept my third explanation (which is surprising, I thought that was the weakest one), then that basically allows for anything else. Literally nothing is impossible - some things are just incredibly improbable. And in the fourth, (besides assuming there is such thing as inarguable objective truth), if you accept the implications of quantum mechanics, the double-slit experiment implies that reality is actually dependent on perception.
As for number two, you DO live in outer space. You just have a massive celestial body right nearby, which I pointed out would could as "support".
It is still not possible within the grounds of reasonable probability. Maybe not impossible after all, though. I think you are too clever for me :P
However, I would think of outer space as a space outside an atmosphere, but I don't know if there is a scientific definition that could prove me wrong. On Earth we have several atmospheres, so I wouldn't count the Earth as part of outer space by my definition of it.