What time is it?
Question. Do you believe in time travel? I personally have not experienced it. However, I do. So, today, I wanted to investigate if science believes it is possible and if anyone has stated that they have traveled through time. Here is what I found.
Dr. Michio Kaku, a world-renowned theoretical physicist, has a nuanced and fascinating perspective on the laws of physics and the possibility of time travel. Dr. Kaku emphasizes the fundamental role of established physical laws, particularly Einstein's theories of relativity, in shaping our understanding of the universe. These laws dictate how matter, energy, and space-time interact.
As a result, while acknowledging the importance of established laws, Dr. Kaku also highlights the ongoing quest for new scientific breakthroughs. He believes that undiscovered principles and forces exist
beyond our current understanding, potentially holding the key to phenomena like time travel.
PE Time
Moreover, Dr. Kaku doesn't outright dismiss the possibility of time travel. He acknowledges theoretical frameworks within general relativity and string theory that suggest the existence of closed timelike curves, which could theoretically allow for traveling back in time.
However, Dr. Kaku also points out the immense challenges and paradoxes associated with time travel. Traveling to the past could potentially create inconsistencies and violate causality, leading to logical and physical impossibilities. Think of the grandfather paradox.
Grandpa Please
The "grandfather paradox" is a well-known concept in time travel theory, often used to explore the potential logical contradictions that could arise if our limited knowledge of time travel were possible. The paradox is named after a hypothetical scenario involving a person traveling back in time and inadvertently preventing their grandfather from meeting their grandmother, thus preventing the time traveler's existence.
Here's a simplified explanation of the paradox:
- Time Traveler's Journey: Let's say a person travels back in time to a period before their grandparents met and were supposed to have children.
- Interference: The time traveler accidentally prevents their grandparents from meeting, perhaps by intervening in their lives to change the course of events.
- Consequences: If the grandparents never meet and don't have children, the time traveler's parents would never be born. If the parents are never born, the time traveler would never be born.
- Contradiction: This creates a logical paradox. If the time traveler is never born, how could they have traveled back in time in the first place to prevent their existence?
So you're saying there's a Chance
The grandfather paradox highlights the potential inconsistencies and logical difficulties that might arise during backward time travel. Various theories, such as the "multiverse" or "parallel universes," have been proposed to address or avoid the paradox, suggesting that changes made in the past would create an alternate timeline rather than directly affecting the traveler's original timeline.
In short, Dr. Kaku's stance on time travel is one of cautious optimism. He acknowledges the theoretical possibilities within established physical laws but stresses the significant challenges and uncertainties. He views time travel as a fascinating concept that pushes the boundaries of our scientific understanding but one that remains firmly in the realm of speculation for now.
Not Set
So, now you've heard from a world-renowned theoretical physicist, what do you think? Would you like to look at some modern-day examples of time travelers?
About a year ago, I wrote a blog about a man named John Titor, a time traveler from 2036. You can read the details by clicking this link: The future is not Set!
John Titor is the pseudonym used by an individual who claimed to be a time traveler. The story emerged in the early 2000s when Titor posted messages on various internet forums, particularly the Time Travel Institute forums. He explained the details of his purported time travel and provided predictions about future events.
According to Titor, he was a military time traveler sent back to 1975 to retrieve an IBM 5100 computer, which he claimed was needed to debug various computer systems in the future. Titor's posts included detailed information about the mechanics of time travel, the future geopolitical landscape, and his experiences in the past. You'll want to read my in-depth post, as it has some interesting information not apparent to me last year.
A few More
In addition, Titor's predictions included events such as a civil war in the United States, which he referred to as the "Second Civil War" or "Civil War II," starting in 2004. However, these predictions did not come to pass, and the timeline he described diverged significantly from the actual historical events; some interesting parallels exist.
The identity of John Titor remains unknown, and many consider the entire story a hoax or an elaborate piece of science fiction. Despite the lack of evidence supporting Titor's assertions, the tale has gained a cult following and continues to be a subject of discussion among those interested in time travel.
Second, is The story of Andrew Carlssin, a narrative that circulated on the internet around 2003. According to the story, Carlssin claimed to be a time traveler from 2256. Carlssin had been arrested by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for making remarkably successful stock market trades based on his knowledge of future market trends.
The report suggested that Andrew Carlssin turned an initial investment of $800 into nearly $350 million in just two weeks through his allegedly prescient stock market maneuvers. Andrew has made 126 consecutive high-risk trades without fail. Consequently, the FCC saw fraud and came after the trader for malfeasance.
Club Fed
Carlssin was arrested and reportedly told federal officials that he was from the future and had access to information about companies and events that would lead him to make successful strategic trades. He planned to incur losses along the way but got "swept up in the excitement."
The Feds were not impressed with Carlssin's story and pressed harder on how he got the "insider" information to make the trades. Andrew could not provide any detail other than that of his man from the future story. He was sentenced and given a bail of $1M shortly after. However, within a few days of being in jail, an unidentified man came with the bail money, and Andrew was released. Subsequently, no one has ever heard from the two men again.
Seven Sisters
Finally, Billy Meier is a Swiss man who claims to have had contact with extraterrestrial beings since the 1940s. He asserts that starting in 1942, at age five, he began having regular contact with beings from other planets. According to his accounts, these extraterrestrial beings, the Plejaren, purportedly come from the Pleiades star cluster. Meier claims to have had numerous face-to-face encounters with these beings and has taken journeys in their spacecraft.
One of the most significant aspects of Meier's claims is the documentation he provides, including photographs and videos that he alleges were taken during his encounters with the Plejaren. These materials depict flying saucers, extraterrestrial beings, and other elements related to his alleged experiences.
Meier has also shared information he claims to have received from the Plejaren about various topics, including spirituality, the nature of the universe, and predictions about future events based on time travel. He asserts that his contact with these beings has been ongoing, spanning several decades.
Cellular Recall
In closing, I share these stories and others with you so that you can let your imagination run wild. Imagination is precisely how we get to time travel. I can play you a song from a past decade, and you will immediately return to where you first heard it and feel all the sensations in the timeline. Remember, most of us can not see something we have yet to dream of.
I leave you with this quote regarding the length of time it will take to build an airplane. "The flying machine which will really fly might be evolved by the combined and continuous efforts of mathematicians and mechanicians in from one million to ten million years (New York Times)."
Orville and Wilbur Wright did not attend college or receive formal higher education. They were bicycle manufacturers and dreamers. As a result, it took four years from the first glider to the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk.
Keep dreaming!
