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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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The reason why we never meet time travelers is because our civilization ends before the technology can come to fruition. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 7 months ago by TheGiantKorean to c/showerthoughts

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Sort of similar to the Great Filter theory, but applied to time travel technology.

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[–] WhoLooksHere 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The reason it doesn’t disprove it is because the assumption “time travel works” is really just saying, if we ignore some basic rules of physics, what happens to what’s left? It’s a nonesense premise to debate what is basically nothing more than science fiction.

Could the rules we know about the universe be wrong? Absolutely! But discovering those new rules is what will answer that question. Till then, we might as well try and say Harry Potter is just quantum mechanics.

[–] FreeLikeGNU 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Look up Dr. Ronald L Mallett. This astrophysicist has some interesting takes on practical time travel. There's a great interview with him by Fraser Cain of Universe Today.

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