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Posted by Mark Moore on February 26, 1999 at 08:53:09 in 209.26.97.24:
In Reply to: Re: Something that's Mark-related... posted by InsaneDream on February 25, 1999 at 17:43:47:
: : : I believe that when you go back in time and alter history, it's like rewinding a tape and taping over it. The program that used to be on the tape is gone. In other words, there are really no "alternate timelines", since only one timeline can exist per universe.
: : : Therefore, if you prevent your birth, kill yourself in the past, or do anything else to prevent your trip back in time, a paradox results, and the universe is destroyed.
: Look, I don't know much about physics and all, but I just have one question...
: Would the Universe allow itself to be destroyed just because one little thing was changed?
Yes. How else could it deal with the problem?
