Thank you, Jeff. A few additional thoughts...

I disagree. In my universe, ALL THINGS ARE RELATIVE. If that is what Einstein said, then he is wrong about that. :-) NOTHING IS ABSOLUTE! Can something go faster than the speed of light? Sure it can. Just like something can go faster than the speed of sound. The thing going faster may change its properties. The same applies to temperature. Temperature change does not destroy anything, it just changes the properties. When you think about it, adaptation is a pretty neat trick. We define our physical universe within our limited ability to measure and observe, we arbitrarily set boundaries. Do those boundaries really exist? Of course, not. Everything exists within the boundaries of plus infinity and minus infinity. What is infinity? It is that which is beyond the human ability to imagine. I might add the qualifier - in this dimension. We have yet to explore that when something exceeds the parameters of this dimension, it may just jump the boundaries and easily continue to exist in another dimension. We need to explore whether something can exist in multiple dimensions at the same time. I believe it can. From that point, we will open up new frontiers.

Physical things and philosophical concepts are all relataive and subject to ratio and proportion relationships. I also disagree that social relationships should ignore physics. On the contrary, we need much, much, more logic in the realm of human interaction. For instance, Love is measurable. We can measure the feel good changes in the body that love produces. Love is beneficial to human health. So, rather than being a "nice" thing to do, loving your neighbor is beneficial to the human race. What fun! Keep on keeping on... Mary