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Physicist claims to have solved the infamous 'grandfather paradox,' making time travel (theoretically) possible (www.livescience.com)
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[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Finally, the one thing preventing time travel solved.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We’re all time travelers here. That is, unless you’re a photon. Are you a photon?

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I don't know. You've got to be really correct if you're going to go against Einstein and Hawking. The article even flip flops on weither time loops can exist or not.

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, losing entropy is kinda not the point of time travel. What value does time travel have if no one remembers it?

As a layperson, this disenchantment makes it more plausible.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 5 months ago

It kind of is. The arrow of time points in the direction of increasing entropy.