chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) (09/18/84)
(Apply :-) to entire reply) > What's wrong with event A affecting event B in event A's past? You >can't go back and shoot your own mother before you were born because you >exist, and obviously you failed. If we assume the universe is >consistant [and not random chaos], then we must assume inconsistancies >(such as shooting your own mother) will not arise. It does not, >however, place time constrictions on cause and effect. Who says you can't even do that? Perhaps your existence is actually just a probablility function. If P(existence) becomes small enough you'll just disappear. Maybe that explains all those mysterious disappearances (``He just walked around the horses a moment ago...'') -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland