Can Humans Really Time Travel?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the concept of time travel, specifically whether it is technically possible for humans to travel through time. Participants explore theoretical implications, personal beliefs, and the current state of scientific understanding regarding time travel.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire to understand the feasibility of time travel, suggesting that future advancements in physics and engineering may enable it.
  • Another participant firmly states that time travel is not possible, referencing previous discussions on the forum.
  • Some participants assert that time travel is possible in a mundane sense, indicating that humans naturally travel forward in time at a rate of 24 hours per day.
  • A later reply questions the existence of time travelers from the past, suggesting a paradox if time travel to the past were indeed possible.
  • One participant acknowledges the theoretical possibility of traveling far into the future but emphasizes that returning to the past is not currently feasible.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of views on time travel, with some asserting its impossibility while others propose that it may be achievable under certain conditions. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing perspectives present.

Contextual Notes

Some claims depend on theoretical frameworks that are not fully explored, and the discussion includes assumptions about the nature of time and technology that are not universally accepted.

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I was just thinking about how cool it could be to time travel, but I don't know if it's technically possible. The only Physics class I took was a first semester calculus based physics class so I don't know if they ever talk about time travel in other physics classes.

I don't know if this is a dumb question, but do you think humans can time travel? I believe in time that physicists and engineers will find a way to travel forward and backward through time using some type of applicable knowledge we know now or will learn in the future.

Btw, I hope to be one of those physicists or engineers!
 
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sheldonrocks97 said:
Is Time Travel Possible?

No.

Do a forum search. This topic has been beaten to death here.
 
Yes, time travel is possible. From the past to the future, one day at a time.
 
SteamKing said:
Yes, time travel is possible. From the past to the future, one day at a time.

at the rate of 24 hours per day.
 
and after a while the novelty wears off
 
sheldonrocks97 said:
I was just thinking about how cool it could be to time travel, but I don't know if it's technically possible. The only Physics class I took was a first semester calculus based physics class so I don't know if they ever talk about time travel in other physics classes.

I don't know if this is a dumb question, but do you think humans can time travel? I believe in time that physicists and engineers will find a way to travel forward and backward through time using some type of applicable knowledge we know now or will learn in the future.

Btw, I hope to be one of those physicists or engineers!
You are asking whether it is technically possible.

It is theoretically possible for you to travel far into the future, say a million years, in your lifetime. But it is not possible for you to come back.

If you are asking whether the technology exists at the present time to make that trip, the answer is: "no".

AM
 
Consider this. If time travel to the past is possible, then where are all the time travelers that should be here in our time?
 

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