(July 24th, 2026 - Toronto, Canada)

‍ In the Sci-fi movie ‘Looper’ Bruce Willis’ character is from the future and describes that possibility by not describing it at all. "I don't want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we're going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws." This is a great technique for the writer to evade critique of plots holes, and similarly a genius way to highlight that we are not as confident in how time works as we think we are.

Enter the brightest minds of the 20th century; Einstein’s Relativity and Analytical Philosophers (Russell, Wittgenstein) debate with Quantum Physicists (Feynmann, Wheeler) about how time & space are intertwined and observed.

They describe time as an ‘Arrow’ flowing through the air, which we can break down ‘all’ the moments of flight into stills yet when observed continuously it travels to its destination. When the Arrow hits its target, causal ripples are left from the flight and as it hits its destination. Simple; time is linear, and it is observable as such.

In the theory of special relativity, the faster something moves the heavier it gets, as the kinetic energy increases. It takes more energy to propel a faster moving object, and the implications of this proof creates its own ripple effect. 

Although humans are restricted by our observational limits, and what we cannot record, this does not limit what we can conceptualize. Our mind can break down the flight of said Arrow, question the permutations defining its trajectory, outcome, and overall nature. These questions, which seem simple, branch off into endless discussion.

Free-Will v. Determinism (Strong – Macrocosmic)

‍o    Are the permutations of flight purely chaotic or pre-determined in a fixed system. If the Arrow is set in a deterministic system, then ‘linear time’ is irrelevant as every state can exist at once – the only difference is the moment that one observes it.

‍ o    Bell’s theorem questions if fixed systems, e.g. various computer programs, can exist independently. Although there are fixed systems, they can exist independently and not impact the other systems, or the larger chaotic ecosystem which they exist in. ‍

Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox (Weak – Microscopic)

o    By measuring quantum permutations of flight, the observation alone will impact the mechanics of what is being measured. To rationalize these gaps, we need “no-go theorems”, models of quantum theory unavoidably nonlocal, contextual, and ψ-ontic (i.e., ascribe reality to the quantum states ψ).

Retrocausality (Mind – Altering)

‍o    By observing the Arrow going forward, there is an implication that is the preferred direction

‍o   In our present model of the physical universe, The Arrow is composed of multiple charged particles emitting an electromagnetic frequency, these forces should impact its trajectory. The ‘absorber theory of radiation’ opens way for the Dirac Equation to present particles dampen their own electromagnetic field around its position.

o  Enter Stückelberg’s interpretation that the absorption of a positive particle inverse in time becomes a negative particle when it moves backwards in time, acting as the original absorber of the positive particle.

‍o    Particles exist, and retreat to create a negative charge, cancelling their electromagnetic impact.

‍o    “They are all the same electron” Yoichuro Nambu.

As creatives get ahold of scientific theory applicable to quantum particles, the lessons quickly find themselves expressed in human stories. The protagonist, as the particle, in this case meets its doppelganger in time and annihilates themselves. Fantastically, a rogue doppelganger retreats to the past with an attempt to impact on previous decisions. Creating a confusing, almost nonsensical, loop.