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Time Travel Branching Time Lines. Back to the Future External time is objective or real time. Personal time is time measured on your wristwatch. A time-traveler.

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1 Time Travel Branching Time Lines

2 Back to the Future External time is objective or real time. Personal time is time measured on your wristwatch. A time-traveler is someone whose personal time diverges from real time.

3 The Altered Past Paradox 1)If time travel were possible, it would be possible to change the past. 2)Its not possible to change the past. 3)[So] Time travel isnt possible.

4 Branching Time-Lines Objection #1: Marty doesnt really change the past. Objection #2: Marty doesnt really avoid contradictions.

5 The Block Universe The Analysis of North: An utterance of John is having dinner to the north at place P1 is true iff there is a place P2, such that John is having dinner at P2 and P2 is north of P1. The Analysis of Will: An utterance of John will have dinner tonight at time T1 is true iff there is a time T2, such John is having dinner at T2 and T2 is later than T1.

6 Branching Time-Lines Objection #1: Marty doesnt really change the past. Objection #2: Marty doesnt really avoid contradictions. Objection #3: Marty doesnt really travel in time.


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