The discussion centers on the concept of aliens as future humans who have mastered faster-than-light (FTL) travel, allowing them to propagate throughout the universe and travel back in time. This scenario raises questions about causality violations and temporal paradoxes, particularly in relation to the origins of human achievements like the pyramids. The conversation references popular science fiction authors such as Charles Stross and Alastair Reynolds, and explores the implications of time travel on historical events and timelines.
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Changes in the money flow would have a butterfly effect and eliminate the supposed beneficiaries of such changes.Dr Wu said:Perhaps this explains why a certain high-up member of the conspiracy establishment has a thing about reptilian shape-shifters (who secretly rule the world). Perhaps they're just humanoid speculators from the future, hoping to make a killing on the stock market?