Poll: Does the past truely effect the future?

[alinos]

Oh no of course not.

I'm sure if I went back in time and helped the Nazi's win the war, we'd all be hunky dory.

What the fuck guys...

hes talking about minor changes not major ones
maybe taking a left instead of a right

[quote="Guitar Gamer" post="9.163721.4246482
A peanut butter sandvich almost always begs for a glass of milk
wit the extra time drinking that milk you leave the house that much later
this means that your behind the schedule of the universe, a mugger is that much likely to meet you

a drunk driver is that much more likely to be driving when you are crossing the road

THE POSSIBILITY ARE ENDLESS[/quote]

i never drink milk after a peanut butter sandwich


also in the context of the game you were always going for the same end goal no matter the decision

try watching the butterfly effect that basically does what your asking i wont comment what the turn out is since it would ruin it

 

[Ace of Spades]

BUTTERFLY EFFECT! Crazy shit happens whenever messing with the time stream is involved.

 

[PureChaos]

cause and effect

 

[JenXXXJen]

No. It's probably possible to change something with minor consequences, but they'd still be consequences all the same.

 

[Heart of Darkness]

This actually begs a bigger question: how do we know the universe and the fabric of space-time would allow up to even make the smallest changes in the past?

Perhaps you had a turkey sandwich that day because you were out of peanut butter and could not go to the store for more.

Maybe that was the only clean shirt you had that day.

Maybe you would be shot before you could kill Hitler.

And let's not get into the whole deal with two (or more) manifestations of yourself running around at the same point. Sure, you might have traveled into the past, but you might not have the time nor the means to influence your other self/selves to do anything differently.

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

i never drink milk after a peanut butter sandwich


also in the context of the game you were always going for the same end goal no matter the decision

try watching the butterfly effect that basically does what your asking i wont comment what the turn out is since it would ruin it

I love the butterfly effect. And you noticed that even after the changes the president was the same person, even though his arms were blown off once.

 

[mrhappyface]

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I believe time travel would work in the way it did in the third Harry Potter. For those of you that haven't seen/read it, I'll try and explain it. It is kind of hard to explain, but if I go back in time and do something, like throw a rock at my head a week ago. Well, then a week ago when I got hit in the head by a rock, I'll know why now, because I went back in time and threw it at myself.

 

[firedfns13]

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past.

Who said this?

 

[DRTJR]

Chrono trigger or Zelda theory of time travel

 

[The_Deleted]

All actions have reactions, it all depends on how large the potential reaction is for the action you plan to do.

So if you prepare a turkey sandwich, it wouldn't change much since it is such a minor action.

My theory anyway.

Also, a lot of movies have retarded time-travel stories.

But what if the turkey you use was going to be used by someone else....who now has to buy a different filling and gets killed on the way to the store because they did not have said filling because you have it?
Stuff like this intrigues me. Just stepping off a kerb or catching a different bus can have ramifications.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

And I have to say that your poll design is bad, and probably misleading. I know I chose the wrong option because usually the question in the title and the poll are close to the same, not reversed. So, "no" to it affecting the future.

 

[The_Deleted]

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past.

Who said this?

Wasn't that that fucking hippy in Being Erica. It's utter shite. Just 'cus you command the future does not mean you conquer the past. Past is past. History. Gone. God I fucking hate that programme.

 

[twillMAN]

then what of black holes they appear to break the space time barrier or rather extend it to infinity, i dont know i haven't been in one recently.

 

[Cherry Cola]

All actions have reactions, it all depends on how large the potential reaction is for the action you plan to do.

So if you prepare a turkey sandwich, it wouldn't change much since it is such a minor action.

My theory anyway.

Also, a lot of movies have retarded time-travel stories.

But what if the turkey you use was going to be used by someone else....who now has to buy a different filling and gets killed on the way to the store because they did not have said filling because you have it?
Stuff like this intrigues me. Just stepping off a kerb or catching a different bus can have ramifications.

Things like what you said could happen, but they have such a small chance of happening that they might as well not be accounted for.

Small changes only have a big impact if there is a lot of chance involved. There's always a chance something big is going to happen, but normally, it doesn't. Small actions are always likely to have small reactions.

 

[mrhappyface]

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past.

Who said this?

Kane from Command and Conquer.

 

[Simriel]

Depends on what theory of time travel you subscribe to. I personally go with the idea that changing things doesn't matter as that's what caused the future you know in the first place.

 

[Jiggabyte]

Why does everyone use the Nazis as examples?

Anyway, short answer? Yes, every action helps determine the future, but perhaps not in noticeable ways. Even small actions can have far-reaching consequences, you just need to think about it. Longer answer has far too much technical knowledge for 2 in the morning.

 

[rabidmidget]

Well that depends on what theory of time you believe in, maybe timelines branch off at every possible instant meaning that going back in time wouldn't affect your timeline but could create a bizarre, alternative timeline where Hitler is actually Batman

 

[SupaMechaDeathChrist]

Every action has a reaction, (like HUBILUB already said) If you went back in time and convinced yourself to eat a turkey sandwitch, either something small,(like you have more in your day to do stuff.) to the biggest thing in the universe. (like a rip in the universe sucking in everything imaginable.

then there is the Paradox theory, like the classic example of, if you kill your grandfather, you will slowly fade away in the past, because your mother/ father was never born, witch means you were never born. But there are so many holes in this theory, like what if your grandmother gets knocked up and your father is born and he knocks up someone, you could be born again.

There are so many possibilities. I think that it is best to just leave the past as it is, and learn from our mistakes from the past to build a better future.