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New Theories / Time travel without the paradox?
« on: 10/08/2021 19:38:01 »
Hello, long time no contribute. However, I wish to rectify that with this post. A thought experiment. Now, I do not know if this subject has been broached previously but if so I hope I am approaching it from a different angle.
Time Travel.
We all know about the Temporal Paradox but this seems to concern the traveling to the past to effect the present or future. My idea offers a different take.
Let’s say I create a time machine. My machine can move any distance into the future. However, my machine can never move into a past further back than my original launch time and date. I can travel from, say, 1/1/2021 at 12:00 Noon to 1/1/2050 at 12:00 Noon, look around, take a leak and then return to the present but only to 1/1/2021 at 12:00 Noon plus one second.
The “Paradox” prevents my affecting “past” events but let’s say when I arrive in 2050 I find World War Z. I sneak into the remains of a library and I find a history book that completely outlines the specific details that eventually lead to World War Z. It seems that the failed assassination of a specific World leader on 6/1/2021 led to his/her seeking revenge which leads his/her children to initiate the World War in 2049.
Knowing this I return to 1/1/2021 at 12:00 Noon plus one second and I make sure that the attempted assassination, in June, does not fail and thereby I prevent World War Z.
There should not be a Paradox because I have not actually changed the “Past” but rather the “Future”.
Thoughts?
Time Travel.
We all know about the Temporal Paradox but this seems to concern the traveling to the past to effect the present or future. My idea offers a different take.
Let’s say I create a time machine. My machine can move any distance into the future. However, my machine can never move into a past further back than my original launch time and date. I can travel from, say, 1/1/2021 at 12:00 Noon to 1/1/2050 at 12:00 Noon, look around, take a leak and then return to the present but only to 1/1/2021 at 12:00 Noon plus one second.
The “Paradox” prevents my affecting “past” events but let’s say when I arrive in 2050 I find World War Z. I sneak into the remains of a library and I find a history book that completely outlines the specific details that eventually lead to World War Z. It seems that the failed assassination of a specific World leader on 6/1/2021 led to his/her seeking revenge which leads his/her children to initiate the World War in 2049.
Knowing this I return to 1/1/2021 at 12:00 Noon plus one second and I make sure that the attempted assassination, in June, does not fail and thereby I prevent World War Z.
There should not be a Paradox because I have not actually changed the “Past” but rather the “Future”.
Thoughts?