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Game Guy asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 1 decade ago

Is Going Backwards In Time A Terrible Terrible Idea?

Okay, so it's not exactly that possible right now, or maybe ever, to go back in time. But, if we could wouldn't it just be a horrifically terrible idea? First of all there's the concept that if we went into a time machine to go back in time it would just rewind time and then play out the exact future of what you did before. The future where u go in the time machine. Where you're stuck in this limbo of going back in time forever. Then if that's not so bad there's the concept that if you go back in time, even the slightest thing you do could have catestropic effects!! You could die!! Your not dead in the present, so why venture into the unknown. Then there's the fact that say you walk into a time machine, but when time rewinds your not actually a part of this time moving backwards (since your in the machine) which means it could have catestrophic effects on the past!! And then!! There's the whole thing if you walk into a time machine it just blows up and u die.

See, it's all bad news!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    yeah dude, stay away from time machines, nothing but trouble.

    i heard a theory once that time is directly integrated into gravity somehow. judging by how much gravity effects space-time, I'd say its a valid theory. chew on that one!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think it is a bad idea. Everything happends for a reason and when bad things happen we typically would want to go back in time to change whatever happend before we ever got to the point where we learn from the mistake. I think we time machines and all of that should just stay a childrens dream and mystery. Aside from being a new intresting thing to be able to do....history is history keep it that way!

    Source(s): me :))
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • T.Mack
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Going back in time has always fascinated me but I know it would probably not be for the best if we could actually do it. There are some events in my life I'd rather not see again. I guess it's just better to deal with the present.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I agree, it's a very scary concept which I wouldn't risk...I don't think anyone will EVER be able to do it anyways, so don't worry :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you went back in time with the explicit purpose of changing something, and did, it would result in a paradox.

  • You will never know until you try.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    TIME IS NOT A VCR TAPE AND CANNOT BE MANIPULATED AS SUCH.

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