Controversial subject of Time Travel

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The forum discussion centers on the controversial topic of time travel, with participants debating its feasibility and implications. Key points include the theory that if one travels to the future, they cannot interact with their future self due to the absence of their existence during the travel period. Participants also explore the paradoxes of time travel, such as the implications of meeting oneself and the concept of infinite timelines. The discussion highlights the complexities of time travel theories, including the potential for spatial displacement upon arrival in a different time frame.

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  • Understanding of time travel theories and paradoxes
  • Familiarity with the concept of timelines and determinism
  • Basic knowledge of Einstein's theory of relativity
  • Awareness of the multiverse theory and its implications
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  • Research Einstein's theory of relativity and its relation to time travel
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  • Investigate the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and its relevance to time travel
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This discussion is beneficial for physicists, science fiction writers, and anyone interested in the theoretical aspects of time travel and its philosophical implications.

  • #31
hmm not so sure. If you traveled into the future than u would not be in the sititng in ur lounge or whatever. How could u be sitting there then if u were already in the future because how can u be in the future if u left the present? u cant. And if u got back and waited there for urself u couldnt. we've all heard of the multiverse theory right? well i believe that each "universe" involved in this multiverse is at a different point on the "time line." make since? so if u were to go to the past u would never see urself because there is only one of u in the universe that ur in. does this make since? or am i smoking my lunch? let me know what u think.
P.J.
 
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  • #32
...

first we should think...
our future now is already happened??
if yes...that mean what happen now is sure will happen...
because the ending is already have...
i can't imagine this thing actually
but if our future is uncertainly...
that mean the world is now time travel
because how can we go to the space is uncertainly
u know what i mean??
 
  • #33
um no
P.J.
 
  • #34
Originally posted by ElectrikRipple
um no
P.J.

Don't do that man. It's obvious English isn't his first language, so just ask him to rephrase what he means. Better yet I'll tell you...

He's saying that if our future already happened, then "right now" is already pre-determined because it's already happened in that future reality. Then he says he can't picture that being the case. But now I'm not sure what he's getting at... Newton1, do you mean that if our future is uncertain that we can't travel through time?
 
  • #35
oh no no no i wasnt meaning it meanly I am sry if it came off that way Newton. that was not my intention at all i assure u. i would like to kno what u mean though.
P.J.
 
  • #36
I am predicting there will be time travel tonight at 2:00am. Most of the United States will be affected.
 
  • #37
actually...i say
if the future is unknown
that mean that space and times is still uncertainly
so...how can the time travel go to the uncertainly space time
i think the time travel can do is only review the history
 
  • #39
hmm

a. Time does not pass at the speed of light. You need more Einstein. I think it's the Special Theory of Relativity that explains this.

b. G force only applies to places that have gravity. Ever see astronaust eating?

There was an article on the theories of time travel in popular science. Basically, the article explained that if many "what-ifs" were true and wormholes and other things existed, time travel is possible.

But it's a long shot.
 

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