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[006] BaronGrackle

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You\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \'\'Terminator\'\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\'s all connected. If \'\'BackToTheFuture\'\' had been like that consistently, then Marty\'s dad would\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; if it\'s wrong, then they\'re just fictional examples of the wrongness.

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You\\\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \\\'\\\'Terminator\\\'\\\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\\\'s all connected.

But in this trope, whenever you land at any time in history, everything that happens after that time is \\\"deleted\\\". You go from the present to the past? Everything after the past is deleted and has to be remade. You go from the present to the future? You weren\\\'t in the timeline from the present to the future. You go from the future back to the present? Everything after the present is deleted and has to be remade. So the new future that is made (the one with you living through the present) is different than the one before it (the one with you traveling straight to the future). It\\\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent.

Although... if you go from the present to the past, before being born... and then go from the past straight to the future... then you \\\'\\\'could\\\'\\\' see a future version of yourself (the other version of you, who got born in this new timeline), all within the laws of this trope. Ha!

[005] BaronGrackle

14th Dec '10 at 09:23:53 AM

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You\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \'\'Terminator\'\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\'s all connected. If \'\'BackToTheFuture\'\' had been like that consistently, then Marty\'s dad would\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; if it\'s wrong, then just fictional examples of the wrongness.

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You\\\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \\\'\\\'Terminator\\\'\\\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\\\'s all connected. If \\\'\\\'BackToTheFuture\\\'\\\' had been like that consistently, then Marty\\\'s dad would\\\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\\\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\\\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\\\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; if it\\\'s wrong, then they\\\'re just fictional examples of the wrongness.

[004] BaronGrackle

14th Dec '10 at 09:23:28 AM

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You\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \'\'Terminator\'\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\'s dad would\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; if it\'s wrong, then just fictional examples of the wrongness.

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You\\\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \\\'\\\'Terminator\\\'\\\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\\\'s all connected. If \\\'\\\'BackToTheFuture\\\'\\\' had been like that consistently, then Marty\\\'s dad would\\\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\\\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\\\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\\\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; if it\\\'s wrong, then just fictional examples of the wrongness.

[003] BaronGrackle

14th Dec '10 at 09:23:10 AM

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You\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \'\'Terminator\'\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\'s dad would\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; we may as well argue about whether vampires melt in the sun.

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You\\\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \\\'\\\'Terminator\\\'\\\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\\\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\\\'s dad would\\\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\\\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\\\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\\\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; if it\\\'s wrong, then just fictional examples of the wrongness.

[002] BaronGrackle

14th Dec '10 at 09:22:38 AM

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This trope is a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. You\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \'\'Terminator\'\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\'s dad would\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. I\'m not going to say you\'re wrong; I\'m just going to emphasize how this is OurTimeTravelIsDifferent.

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You\\\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \\\'\\\'Terminator\\\'\\\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\\\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\\\'s dad would\\\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\\\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. But in GoneToTheFuture, it\\\'s a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. It\\\'s just another case of OurTimeTravelIsDifferent; we may as well argue about whether vampires melt in the sun.

[001] BaronGrackle

14th Dec '10 at 09:21:16 AM

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This trope is a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimyBall. You\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \'\'Terminator\'\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\'s dad would\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. I\'m not going to say you\'re wrong; I\'m just going to emphasize how this is OurTimeTravelIsDifferent.

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This trope is a very linear interpretation of the TimeyWimeyBall. You\\\'re describing a StableTimeLoop. Like, the stuff we see in \\\'\\\'Terminator\\\'\\\'. Everything in the past always happened, everything in the future always happened, and it\\\'s all connected. If BackToTheFuture had been like that consistently, then Marty\\\'s dad would\\\'ve been confident from the very beginning of the original movie, and Doc Brown and Marty could\\\'ve seen a picture of themselves in the Wild West at any time. I\\\'m not going to say you\\\'re wrong; I\\\'m just going to emphasize how this is OurTimeTravelIsDifferent.

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