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Once a black hole is created, is there any way to 'untwist' them, theoretically?

Schrodinger's dog, The whole 'how do we view time' question is a bit metaphysical..but I think the "time travel" question isn't. Of course, we don't know exactly how time 'exists', but I was wondering if the position at large of the scientific community includes or excludes time travel (into...

Thanks Pervect, I'll take a look. What is the 'default' position from the scientific community on time travel? Theoretically possible? Only into the future, but not the past? Nothing at all?

Understood Russ. (Thanks for the words on his site...they seemed to be quite...confusing. Maybe that's why I couldn't figure out where the logic was misapplied...because it was all over.) Ok, I guess the question I've been looking for is that we seem to travel through space both backwards and...

Zapperz, Honestly, I was just looking up reasons by physicists on why we can seemingly travel through space, but not time, even though it is a joint 'spacetime'. I happened to find this website, and wanted to get an 'expert' opinion on why it's wrong. (I am almost positive it IS wrong, but I'm...

Hey all, If you guys have some free time, perhaps you could take a look at this link. http://www.rebelscience.org/Crackpots/notorious.htm I'm pretty sure he's not correct, but I can't place the exact point in his thinking where it goes 'wrong', so to say. It just seems like he's saying...

Vanesch, Yes, it's certainly interesting how QM can intrude (or at the least, walk hand in hand) with some forms of philosophy. I myself lean towards property dualism. :) I can not prove the qualia of a stone...but I also can't prove an invisible spaghetti monster lives on the planet Uranus...

Vanesch, HEhe. I thought you might bring Descartes up...I'm a very firm believer in that statement. :) Again, (and not trying to go too far off track) it depends on how we define consciousness. For instance, are you a complete materialist? Do you believe that every 'thought' that a person has...

Vanesch, I'm a bit confused on your consciousness idea. Is it your idea that mindless hulks CAN exist in your MWI? Or can they not? If they CAN exist, how do you know whether or not you are conscious?

I have a friend who takes this stance, and the question I usually ask him, "Well, how do you know if you're actually 'real' then?" His response tends to be 'just cause'.

Vanesch, This question is a bit off-the-wall, but I feel the need to ask it anyways. The many-worlds question posits the idea that we're seeing only one of the 'outcomes' of waveform collapse, and other realities see the other results, correct? Decoherence occurs though (and I'm...

This is a question I'm certainly interested to hear the answer to from you folks, as it is one I have read about that seems counter-intuitive at first glance.

Thanks for the recommendation! The bookstores near me...well...there aren't any anymore. (Thanks Katrina!) Maybe next time I go to Mobile, AL, I'll take a look...or just rely on Amazon.com :)

Which is another issue I'm very undecided on... I certainly see your point of "go with MWI now until we understand better otherwise". However, I think a part of me refuses to believe/acknowledge that idea as correct. Whether it's due to lack of information or just something about the way I'm...

I fail to see how your first comment leads to anything but a non-sequitur... Tell me, how do you know when the right to just 'start' somewhere is? What is wrong with trying to determine the methods behind QM? I personally see nothing wrong with trying to determine it. Sure, there are some...