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originally posted by: Direnei
a reply to: ksihkahe
Look for chronons and time quantization theories. They basically postulate space is quantized in square cells of length h (Planck's length), and that time is quantized in Planck's time units. This means you can have a bunch of universes interleaved. You correctly wonder how closed timelike curves would be used for time excursions. The must be at half the Planck's length for you to try a jump.
A significant part of Jabir's writings deal with a philosophical theory known as "the science of the balance" (Arabic: ʿilm al-mīzān), which was aimed at reducing all phenomena (including material substances and their elements) to a system of measures and quantitative proportions.
The problem is that your jump must last half the Planck time, something that by definition cannot be because the Planck time is the minimum possible duration.
originally posted by: fireslinger369
a reply to: ksihkahe
I just want to know what happens when the upcoming pole shift...
Can only those of us with a certain energy, filter through?
The one thing every chess piece knows is that sooner or later the game will end, and then what?
In Lilith's chess the rules of causality always put you in front of difficult decisions. You can choose which piece to kill, but not when. You can choose when to kill, but not which piece. You can die, but not when. Or you can know exactly when you are going to die, yet you can't avoid that from happening. The game is not gloomy, at least it is not gloomier than life itself.
Not much we can do about it. The dishes still need to be washed and grass still needs cutting, for now.
Quote me:
Instead of "timelines" try the word "De-lamination" (of time).
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In my opinion, there is a beam of timelines. You happen to be in one, and you cannot jump to any other, except if the timelines get distorted somehow, like in the presence of a blackhole. Only then some of them could be at your reach. But, again, because time is quantized you can only jump for a specific time lapse (in Planck's time units), and because space is also quantized there is a bulk space between cells; in a highly distorted non-linear grid chances are high you can land in the interspace between cells, that is: the void.
. . . because space is also quantized there is a bulk space between cells; in a highly distorted non-linear grid chances are high you can land in the interspace between cells, that is: the void.
What happens to you if you fall into the void no human knows.
What happens to you if you fall into the void no human knows.
originally posted by: NullusSpecialis
For FL, as something for favour done.
What happens to you if you fall into the void no human knows.
A 17rh century girl visits here, which is why I am so interested. From within the void, she is dreaming.
originally posted by: Direnei
Time travel has fascinated humans to different degrees. Most of the time they took it for granted (all those Greek and Roman gods could time travel, without that being the central theme in the narratives about them); even the Bible contains references to time travel and, in fact, some passages in it can be better understood if you allow for time travel. In Medieval times, time travel was not a central issue. Bilocation was, though. During the renaissance time travel was not central, either. Building clocks and measuring time was, though.
Today I guess time travel is only a key issue in quantum computing, in particular in relativistic computing in which computers include a processing unit operating inside a CTC (closed time-like). The idea is that if you could send messages to the past, you would have a computer making computations in the future and sending back results to the past. This way you would have a computer giving you the results of computations you have not even had time to ask for. With current technology only small computations are possible, but it is just a matter of time (how ironic!) to build a working relativistic computer. You'll need them for interstellar travelling, anyway.
As for diverging and branching timelines, my position is timelines already exist, from the onset. All of them. They are not created by the particular observer taking this or that decision (contrary to what Everett poses). if that were the case, you would first need to clarify what is a decision, what is an observer, and what is a universe. You cannot pretend to force a timeline branching just because you decide to open a door, unless one means a timeline branching occurs that only affects the one taking the decision, in which case you cannot talk about a 'universe', rather you would talk about an 'ownverse', something affecting you, and only you. Accepting this is tantamount to accepting the only one existing is you and that reality is just what your mind creates for you.
In my opinion, there is a beam of timelines. You happen to be in one, and you cannot jump to any other, except if the timelines get distorted somehow, like in the presence of a blackhole. Only then some of them could be at your reach. But, again, because time is quantized you can only jump for a specific time lapse (in Planck's time units), and because space is also quantized there is a bulk space between cells; in a highly distorted non-linear grid chances are high you can land in the interspace between cells, that is: the void.
What happens to you if you fall into the void no human knows.
originally posted by: boozo
Best guess is when you jump into another branch of timeline you become unknown. You are not who you are to be, you are not who you like to be, and you are not who you look to be.
You became fraudulent and a fugitive on a manhunt.
This is not happening.