Time Travel Myths Busted: Why Paradoxes Can’t Exist

Manankateshiya
6 min readAug 29, 2024

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Time is one of the most mysterious and captivating concepts in the universe. It’s something we all experience, yet it’s difficult to fully grasp. Time travel has always been a fascinating topic, but it comes with its fair share of mind-bending paradoxes; that arise when we think about moving through time. But what if all these paradoxes could be resolved by understanding a simple concept: the “Arrow of Time”?

A quick dive into Time Travel Paradoxes

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Let’s take a quick look at some of the most famous time travel paradoxes to see why they might not be as feasible as they seem. Popular Time Travel Paradoxes explained

The Grandfather Paradox

Imagine you invent a time machine, travel back to the past, and accidentally prevent your grandfather from meeting your grandmother. If your grandfather never meets your grandmother, then your parents (and consequently you) would never be born. So, how could you have traveled back in time to prevent the meeting in the first place? This paradox creates a logical loop that makes it seem like time travel is a one-way ticket to confusion.

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Manankateshiya

I'm a thinker and write too many theories regarding the Universe and beyond.