Continuing the time machine project
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Re: Continuing the time machine project
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The question of time travel intrigues all and remains unanswered. The novel focuses on time travel, but we did not experience any typical time-traveling—only prediction of stock prices. There was just one incidence where they were able to predict the FBI raid and protect themselves.aacodreanu wrote: ↑17 Nov 2020, 05:11 Ron preserved or hid Regina's time machine. This means that it could be reactivated, perhaps by Ron's young chess apprentice.
Would that be wise?
How could it be used in an ethical way?
So I think to leave the possibility of actual time travel open, the author did not destroy the time machine. Maybe time travel will be possible in the future. Maybe Regina's machine will be instrumental in that discovery.
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I agree. While stopping crimes sounds great, it will be a crime to stop a potential criminal (say by killing or arresting them). For them to be criminals, they must commit a crime, which will then beat the purpose of the time machine.ashleymarie310 wrote: ↑27 Nov 2020, 18:48 I don't think it would be wise. The implications and possibility of that power being abused is too high. It really becomes a question of whether the ethical uses of it - being able to stop large-scale crimes before they happen, being able to plan for natural disasters that may come out of nowhere, etc - outweigh the potential for abuse.
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