h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

unless of course there's a new theory or discovery which means it could happen.
There's a lot of stuff out there we don;t know. And, although it might seem very unlikely or even impossible given our current understanding, that doesn;t mean it is so.

Yes but that is not much of an answer to give anyone.

It's a more honest answer.
And what if they are someone who might be capable of discovering said theory? You stating it's impossible and they may never even look. Best to be honest I feel.

I was being honest. I stated that there are theories that it could be done in theory, but that those same theories seem to preclude it ever being practically possible. Someone might one day come up with something new, we won´t know, but what he asked about was right now.

And I had no quibble with your 'right now' answer, just your "it will just never happen.".