Post by Padre Romero on May 11, 2007 13:57:41 GMT -5
It's VERY dangerous to place absolute constraints on the limits of human accomplishment...it could be that the time traveller uploads himself into a time-traveller-robot made of indestructable material (think it's impossible...I'm not so sure). The time traveller might also have an army of time traveller copies through any number of fun replicating technologies. We're assuming this guy is awful smart, in fact, he has all knowledge that is possibly available to humans in the enitre history of history* .Keep in mind that he can see what is GOING to happen to himself as well, and possibly in every instance. he can also totally cheat entropy (I'm fairly sure) because he can always go back in time to a point where the overall entropy is lower and pick up some more energy. Someone want to confirm that for me?
Invoking the grandfather paradox (which a few people have done already) is dangerous because it is a paradox...it (presumably) wouldn't create an infinite chain of regressions like it appears to. It either A) Proves time travel is impossible or B) proves you can't go back in time and kill your grandfather. It is strongly suspected in some circles that you can't send a billiard ball down a wormhole with the speed and trajectory necessary to run into itself seconds before it enters said wormhole.
It might be that the laws of physics stop the time traveller from persuing any course of action that will wholly whipe him and his historic journey off the pages of history.
*As an aside, this means our traveller is technically omniscient, and possesses a form of omniscience known as "Inherant Omniscience". He can know anything he chooses to know and is able to know. Those familiar with my escapades in Nexus War or some of my writings (read: Hec and possibly IRD) may be interested to know that the watchers are also inherantly omniscient. (Well, Inherantly Propositionally Omniscient, but that's a whole 'nother kettle of poo)
Invoking the grandfather paradox (which a few people have done already) is dangerous because it is a paradox...it (presumably) wouldn't create an infinite chain of regressions like it appears to. It either A) Proves time travel is impossible or B) proves you can't go back in time and kill your grandfather. It is strongly suspected in some circles that you can't send a billiard ball down a wormhole with the speed and trajectory necessary to run into itself seconds before it enters said wormhole.
It might be that the laws of physics stop the time traveller from persuing any course of action that will wholly whipe him and his historic journey off the pages of history.
*As an aside, this means our traveller is technically omniscient, and possesses a form of omniscience known as "Inherant Omniscience". He can know anything he chooses to know and is able to know. Those familiar with my escapades in Nexus War or some of my writings (read: Hec and possibly IRD) may be interested to know that the watchers are also inherantly omniscient. (Well, Inherantly Propositionally Omniscient, but that's a whole 'nother kettle of poo)