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if you went back in time would you be able to kill your grandfather before your father was born?

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no
never have
does it say anything about the grandfather paradox?


@lemondrop said
if you went back in time would you be able to kill your grandfather before your father was born?
So say you could do that and kill your grandfather, you'd have no father and you wouldn't exist. What a fantastic idea you have lemon!!!!!! 😉 😛

-VR

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@very-rusty said
So say you could do that and kill your grandfather, you'd have no father and you wouldn't exist. What a fantastic idea you have lemon!!!!!! 😉 😛

-VR
but would I be able to do it?
would the laws of physics allow me?

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@lemondrop said
but would I be able to do it?
would the laws of physics allow me?
The laws of physics be damned...I would, and that’s what counts.

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@great-big-stees said
The laws of physics be damned...I would, and that’s what counts.
I've read that something would always prevent this from happening no matter how hard you tried

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@lemondrop said
I've read that something would always prevent this from happening no matter how hard you tried
Remember the tortoise, in the Tortoise and the Hare.

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The question is moot, since no paradox would exist because according to the Theory of Relativity, going back in time is impossible. Sorry to burst your bubble.

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@suzianne said
The question is moot, since no paradox would exist because according to the Theory of Relativity, going back in time is impossible. Sorry to burst your bubble.
the issue is not moot
according to wikipedia
time travel to the past is theoretically possible in certain general relativity spacetime geometries
I don't understand the physics of spacetime geometries but I don't think the final word on this issue has been said

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