Time travel will never be possible.

In summary: As humans, we experience time as a linear progression from past to present to future. However, from a scientific perspective, time is a dimension that is intertwined with space and can be distorted by gravity and other forces. This means that time travel is theoretically possible, but we have not yet figured out how to achieve it.Skeptics often ask why, if time travel is possible, we have not been visited by tourists from the future. However, this argument is flawed because it assumes that we would be able to travel back in time further than when we first invented time travel technology. In reality, it is likely that we would only be able to travel back to the point at which we turned on the time machine itself.In summary, the concept of time
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Dremmer
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Simply because there is no past or future to go to. Only the present exists. Or at least that is what I think. If time travel is possible, why do we have no visitors from other times?
 
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Yeah, and your mother wears purple tennis shoes.
 
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Limiting the existence of something to the ability to reach it is not correct. If you could prove that we cannot have visitors from other time that would be a solution. According to the present state of theory one can invert time and no law of physics will be broken. Thus the feasibility of time traveling remains open. It does not necessary means that we as humans will be able to travel over time but such conditions may exist in black holes where time and space are distorted. Of course, there of would be little in that to accommodate our transportation needs but we can predict future, though at limited degree, which is perhaps the actual meaning of the concept of time traveling.
 
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The old "No Time Traveling Tourists" argument is flawed as well. There is no reason to expect that we should ever be able to travel back in time further than when we first turned on a time machine. It's along the lines of arguing that radio is impossible because nobody heard a radio broadcast before the first radio was turned on.

FYI, google is your friend. A quick google check of "time travel" will net you 1,000,000 answers in seconds including many detailed references to Einstein's theory of Relativity which is now over a hundred years old.
 
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Dremmer said:
Simply because there is no past or future to go to.
This is my view also. And this view follows from the assumption, well supported by observation, that we are part of an evolving universe.
 

Related to Time travel will never be possible.

What is time travel?

Time travel is the hypothetical concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space.

Why do some scientists believe that time travel will never be possible?

Some scientists believe that time travel will never be possible due to the laws of physics, specifically the laws of causality and thermodynamics, which state that an effect cannot occur before its cause and that entropy (the measure of disorder in a system) always increases over time.

What are some proposed methods for time travel?

Some proposed methods for time travel include traveling at near light speeds, using wormholes, and manipulating the curvature of space-time.

What are the potential consequences of time travel?

The consequences of time travel are not fully understood, but some theories suggest that altering the past could create paradoxes or alternate timelines. Additionally, time travel could have unintended consequences on the fabric of space and time.

Is there any evidence of time travel?

There is currently no empirical evidence of time travel, and all claims of time travel have not been scientifically verified. However, some scientists argue that certain phenomena, such as black holes and quantum entanglement, could potentially provide clues about the possibility of time travel.

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