The \"Magical Powers\" thread spiraled off into a discussion of time travel.
So I thought I'd make a thread for specifically that.
Thast thing said:

quote Ville_Valo

Well we actually do know how. Go really fast. The theory is that the closer to the speed of light you get (3x10^8 m/s), the heavier you get and the slower time runs for you. And if you hit the speed of light you become infinitely heavy, and time stops. Hence, it's impossible.
All we need to do is develop ways of getting faster, which we've been doing for thousands of years.

As Ville Valo put it, I think it is possible, just not in this lifetime. I personally think it is a great discussion.

quote Me

If you went back in time (which I do think is possible), you would have to materialize in space and bring some sort of space craft with you. If you don't materialize in space, you would materialize in the matter that was already there. That could not be healthy!

How do you think (If we ever do?) and how do you think we would avoid touching anything.
Will it be an accident?
A secret government operation?

For all we know, if we ever do discover time travel, it could be the end of the planet earth as we know it.
People will travel too far back, to the creation, and mess something up.
This could stop the universe being created. Us being created.
I have lots to say, but I'll keep my mouth shut and let the rest of you have a say.

yeah thats why i dont think it will happen to that extent,
if you went back in time and stopped your parents relationship somehow ( use your imagination ) then you would never have been born, so you would never have had the chance to stop the relationship, so the relationship wouldnt have stopped.... right?

quote hazzybwfc

yeah thats why i dont think it will happen to that extent,
if you went back in time and stopped your parents relationship somehow ( use your imagination ) then you would never have been born, so you would never have had the chance to stop the relationship, so the relationship wouldnt have stopped.... right?

yeah thats something called chaos theory- very interesting check it out
one small insignificant thing will have a knock on effect and end up changing everything

quote hazzybwfc

yeah thats something called chaos theory- very interesting check it out
one small insignificant thing will have a knock on effect and end up changing everything

the proof of what?? chaos theory? its an actual theory thing type it in google youl probly find quite a bit about it

quote hazzybwfc

the proof of what?? chaos theory? its an actual theory thing type it in google youl probly find quite a bit about it

I think that the human race is superior enough for curing diseases, heck we may even find a cure for aids, we have gone to the moon, we have been to other planets, we have really industrialized during our short time here on Earth. Just think about it, the Earth is millions of year old nd we have only been here a fraction of a fraction here, and since that time we have really technologically advanced a lot, so think about it. What will happen in the next 6000+ years, a lot of stuff right? I think so, but I just can't say that we will have time travel, it seems so inevitable, I don't know how would we be able to go back to our childhoods while we watch as an adult? Or how will we be able to go forward and see our graves? I just don't think so.

Woah, no one told me about this thread.

quote hazzybwfc

yeah thats something called chaos theory- very interesting check it out
one small insignificant thing will have a knock on effect and end up changing everything

We can travel faster than the speed of sound. Does this mean we can hear the dinosaur's grunts? No.

Perhaps if you change anything it would just spiral into an alternate reality and not affect your own. Otherwise we would have seen somebody from the future by now.

quote Ville_Valo

Woah, no one told me about this thread.

quote hazzybwfc

yeah thats something called chaos theory- very interesting check it out
one small insignificant thing will have a knock on effect and end up changing everything

Actually I think it's called the butterfly effect, isn't it? That a butterfly flapping it's wings on one side of the world could cause tornadoes on the other side.

Well, I think the future of time travel more depends on us learning to manipulate it, rather than just going to speeds that enable time to freeze.
But lets get one thing straight, time freezing is time travel. Or it can be considered to be so, in a basic sense. We're all moving through time, at 24 hours a day, so to make it stop is altering time, and going slower than usual. That's about as good as going backwards

I don't think I believe in that chaos theory/butterfly effect. If tiny changes caused massive effects, then massive effects would happen all the time...I mean we all do small things eh?
For examples, tornadoes don't depend on whether or not I drop my pen. Ask any good meteorologist. I think everything big that you're thinking of has other causes, it's more just an idea.