2007-10-14 16:39:31 · 4 answers · asked by zechs 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
the best one is that one can not change the past, because the past has already happened therefore regardless of when one goes back, he/she has already done it, which means he/she would have lived the life already that he/she has changed, therefore not needing to go back, but if he/she didn't go back it would not have changed his/her life. which creates a time continuam quandry.
2007-10-14 16:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by blartholemew 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. A small cause tends to be diluted or counterbalanced in a greater environment--"random walk."
2. A single small cause sets in motion a avalanche-type effect only in rare "tipping point' circumstances (such as a small snowball at the top of a mountain).
2007-10-14 18:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by j153e 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The fact that sensitive dependence exists, does not imply that any given butterfly and trigger it.
2007-10-14 17:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A Buddhist would say there is only the here and now.
2007-10-18 15:25:04 · answer #4 · answered by red riter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋