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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Paradox of Time Travel

In a paradox similar to Newcom's, it's you who has some information about the future. So your personal future is the universe. You know that your grandfather will have kids and you have evidence of it. Do we learn any lessons philosophically from this case? I completely agree with your conclusion there.

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