time travel

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

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

@divegeester said
You watching Looper?

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

@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

@lemondrop said
but would I be able to do it?
would the laws of physics allow me?

@great-big-stees said
The laws of physics be damned...I would, and that’s what counts.

@lemondrop said
I've read that something would always prevent this from happening no matter how hard you tried

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

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.

@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.

@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.

@lemondrop said
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