A Solution To The Grandfather Paradox

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The discussion presents a proposed solution to the grandfather paradox, suggesting that if a man from the future attempts to shoot himself in the past through a portal, his existence would be deleted, restoring balance to the universe. The contributor argues that free will is an illusion and posits that both past and future events are predestined. However, the discussion highlights the complexities of altering even minor events, such as changing a molecule's orientation, which could lead to inconsistencies in the universe. The thread was ultimately closed due to the forum's policy against personal theories and philosophical debates.

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Hey There,

I would like to share something that crossed my mind the other day, a solution to the grandpa paradox.

My solution is quite basic,
The Man in the future is going to shoot himself in the past through a portal, He will not do so because if he did, he wouldn't exist in the future to shoot himself in the past. But by any probability and all the power in the universe, he does shoot himself, his existence is deleted and the universe functions in balance again.

Free will is merely an illusion.Another theory of mine states that the past and the future are all predestined in the Universe.
 
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What does "his existence is deleted" mean? What about the whole universe that interacted with that person?
That does not work.

Note that you don't have to shoot someone (or yourself) to run into trouble. Even changing the orientation of a single molecule could lead to an inconsistent universe if none of the many possible resolutions is present.
 
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