Post by Hec Scrivener on May 11, 2007 21:31:10 GMT -5
It's not even necesssary that he be indestructible. Anything that could possibly kill him he can always warn himself about. No crazy quantum cloning required - he's just this guy who always knows exactly where the bullet will go.
The problem with the grandfather paradox is that it rests on some assumptions that are sound in everyday human affairs, but invalid when discussing time travel. What's the timeline like "before" he travels through time? What's the timeline like "after" he travels through time? See the issue here?
Of course, if the paradox is somehow holds despite this, it could also explain why a benevolent HG isn't making his presence more known: nonintereference is the safest policy. But it's always safe to do what he tells himself to do, because he's "already" done it, and it didn't turn out so bad.
The problem with the grandfather paradox is that it rests on some assumptions that are sound in everyday human affairs, but invalid when discussing time travel. What's the timeline like "before" he travels through time? What's the timeline like "after" he travels through time? See the issue here?
Of course, if the paradox is somehow holds despite this, it could also explain why a benevolent HG isn't making his presence more known: nonintereference is the safest policy. But it's always safe to do what he tells himself to do, because he's "already" done it, and it didn't turn out so bad.