Is there a frame where you die before you are born?

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In the context of Special Relativity, there is no frame of reference where an individual can die before being born. The principles of time dilation and space-time distortions do not allow for a reversal of cause-effect relationships. Events that are time-like separated maintain their order across all frames, while only space-like separated events can have their temporal order altered. Thus, the concept of dying before birth is not feasible within the framework of established physics.

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Just wondering, is there a frame of reference, among all of the different frames of reference, where someone dies before they are born?
Just wondering, is there a frame of reference, among all of the different frames of reference, where someone dies before they are born?
 
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No. The space-time "distortions" of Special Relativity time dilation are never enough to change any cause-effect relationship.
 
No. Those events have time-like separation. Only events with space-like separation may change thir relative time order depending on the frame.
 

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