An unwelcome consequence of the Multiverse Thesis.
The Multiverse Thesis is a proposed solution to the Grandfather Paradox. It is popular and well promulgated, found in fiction, philosophy and (most importantly) physics. I first offer a short explanation on behalf of its advocates as to why it qualifies as a theory of time travel (as opposed to mere...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 184; no. 3; pp. 375 - 387 |
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