originally posted in:The Roleplay League
But if you go back in time to change events, you end up setting those events in motion! Seriously, have you never heard of the Bootstrap Paradox? Anybody who graduated 3rd grade knows it. Then again...
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BOOTSTRAP PARADOX IS ONLY FOR [b]BECOMING YOUR OWN BEETHOVEN[/b] OR WHEN YOU'RE [b]JOHN CONNOR[/b] AND HAVE TO [b]SEND KYLE REESE BACK IN TIME[/b] TO KNOCK UP YOUR MOTHER, [i]WHICH YOU COULDN'T DO IF YOU HADN'T ALREADY SENT HIM BACK IN THE FIRST PLACE[/i] BECAUSE [b]YOU WOULDN'T EXIST[/b]. THESE THINGS ARE ALL [b]THEORETICAL[/b] BUT MOST HINGES ON WHICH PERCEPTION OF TIME IS ULTIMATELY TRUE (LIKE IF NEWTON'S THEORY OF LINEAR TIME IS CORRECT OR NOT).
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Nice Doctor Who reference.
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I AM TRYING TO LIKE [b]SEASON 9[/b], BUT AFTER THE [b]DAVROS EPISODES[/b] NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN AS GOOD AND IT'S ALL [i]MONSTER OF THE WEEK[/i] BULLSHIT.