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提托具体地描述了在2000年和2037年间发生的“第三次世界大战”和二十年的战后恢复情况。
他声称战争的起源将在2004年~2005年的2004年美国总统选举时期出现。
在这段期间内,穆斯林和犹太人的关系仍然处于紧张时期,但那不是主要原因;
取而代之的是,如同韦科与鲁比山大屠杀一样的由日益激化的警察国家政策导致的美国内战。
在“第二次美国内战”中,城里人与乡下人之间发生战斗;
提托13岁的时候参加了“猎枪民兵”组织,为乡村一方作战。
这场内战直到2015年才会结束。
结束的原因为那年俄罗斯向多数美国大都市发动核战,消灭了美国政府,因此帮助乡村军队获得了“胜利”。
全世界多数的都市地区也在美俄双方的核报复与反击中遭到袭击。
欧洲、非洲和澳大利亚被破坏的特别严重,并且,全世界将有3000万人死于这场核战争。
直到2036年,人们都在慢慢从战争中恢复。
美国会有五个州(中央政府位于内布拉斯加州的奥马哈)。
社会会明显的去中心化,社会重心将是紧密结合的乡村社区。
人们更加重视宗教、人际关系(与之相反的是大众传媒和所有与个人主义、社会孤立有关的东西)以及自给自足。
不过,科学技术似乎没有受到很大影响,产生了“可以预见的”发展,诸如城际快速轨道交通、太空旅行和基因工程使得时间旅行成为可能。水还是需要过滤或者蒸馏来去除放射性粒子。
生活很艰难,在田间劳作、种植一些粮食将是生活的一部分。
提托关于2036年生活方式的预言,在某些方面和末世论者、军事主义者和个人主义末世论者非常相似,不过在其他方面则类似于无政府主义劳工组织。提托似乎信奉Sabbat教派(一种奉行星期六崇拜的教派)。他宣布美国的天主教徒都会恢复星期六崇拜(而非现在的星期天崇拜)。
伊拉克战争
提托声称:美国政府将以伊拉克有核武器为理由发兵攻打伊拉克。这个预言已被证实。(见美伊战争)
提托写道:
我说的事情都没什么好奇怪的。他们早在十年、二十年甚至三十年前就开始筹划了。
你真的会对今天发现伊拉克有核武器感到惊讶吗?
还是说那些只是谎言,只是让人们接受再来一场战争而已?
这段话常被拿来证明提托预言的准确性。因为这件事情当时似乎并不明显而今天变成了现实。但是也可能做出不同的解释。
字面上来说,“谎言”在这里可以指宣称“伊拉克有核武器”这件事,或者也可以指“今天发现”这个词。当然,第一种说法,就是伊拉克有核武器,今天看来确实是“谎言”。
而第二种解释似乎有些问题,因为在提托写这些字的时候,并没有人发现伊拉克有核武器或者快要有核武器了。所以,这就难以理解提托怎么可能批评一个没有提出来的事情。(虽然有人早在1981年的巴比伦行动事件中就提到过伊拉克有核武器这件事,但是在提托说的时候除了个别的伊拉克反对派已经没人提这件事了)。
另一种反对预言准确性的意见说布什政府实际上并没有说伊拉克有核武器,而只是说她有其他种类的大规模杀伤性武器并且试图获取也快要得到核武器了。不过可能这点小小区别在35年这么长的时间里早被人忽略了。值得一提的是在提托说这话的2001年初,公众对伊拉克的印象里没有核武器。不过,批评者说新美国世纪计划早在1998年就谋划入侵伊拉克并且废黜萨达姆了。
但是,就好像在支持提托的预言一样,2003年九月,布什政府的国家安全顾问赖斯(时任国务卿)警告说如果美国没有入侵伊拉克的话,那恐怕一个“蘑菇云”就会在美国的城市上空出现了。
美国副总统迪克·切尼也明确的警告说伊拉克正在制造核武器,并打算把他们投向美国,并且引用了后来被证明不可信的特工人员的报告说,伊拉克“过去14个月中在制造核武器方面发展很快”。
奥运会[编辑]
提托曾经预言,世界冲突发生后,再没有正式的举办过奥运会。
不过也有可能提托把最后一届奥运会精确的日期搞错了,原因是“世界线离散化”理论。具体请见以下关于“必然性问题”的章节。
提托的原文发表于2001年1月29日12:25。原文是:
As a result of the many conflicts, no, there were no official Olympics after 2004. However, it appears they may be revived in 2040.
由于有许多冲突和纷争,在2004年之后将不再有正式性的官方奥林匹克赛,但2040年似乎会重新举办。
还有另外一点值得注意,就是在二战期间,纳粹其实举办过奥运会,只不过之后被全世界所不承认而从历史上抹去。[来源请求]
社会动荡
提托并且预言,2004年期间的美国总统选举伴随的社会动荡,将在2005年逐渐演变为内战。提托写道:
2005年开始的美国内战。那种冲突起伏持续了10年。由于美国外交政策与一致性的降低,世界情势的真正瓦解开始于西方世界的不稳定。这在2004年时显而易见,当时的社会动荡正伴随下任总统选举发展中。
美国内战将在2004年开始。我把它描述成一种“韦科”式事件,每个月持续地恶化中。这件冲突将在2012年前消耗每个美国人力,并在2015年以前终止于非常短暂的第三次世界大战。
我相信2005年的总统或“领导人”将不顾一切地设法成为下一个“林肯”,并且使国家团结。但他们的许多政策导致更多的人权法案。关于2000年的选举争执的一个问题,提托回应如下:
我将有点谨慎地使用“选举”一词。或许目前会比较容易看到你们未来的内战?我感到好奇……如果佛罗里达的选票因为当前的"混乱"而在选举人团中不算数,会不会有人感到沮丧?
美国内战[编辑]
提托更进一步预言,内战会分裂农村与市区,因为政府能获取城市的控制,但不能获取乡下。
提托写道:当民间“冲突”开始和恶化,人们被迫决定逗留在城市或丢失他们多数财产和安全感离开城市去到被隔绝的乡村区。
我们家曾经被搜索且还有对街邻居被拘捕只为一些未知原因。那件事说服我的父亲离开城市。
提托认为2008年以前,人民会逐渐意识到,早先的美国文化将不会再有恢复的一天。
2008年是一个一般公认日期,大家认为他们熟悉的世界正式结束。
核战争
中东核战争
继美国境内的动乱以及内战之后,提托还预言在中东将会有一场以色列与伊斯兰国家的核战,由于以色列长期靠着西方国家的支持,所以西方影响力一消退令这场战争发生得突如其来,因为以色列的人口是不足以去参与全面战争。这个情势给了周边的伊斯兰国家一个机会攻击以色列,因为他们知道没有美国支持的以色列只是纸老虎。
犹太人在以色列无法发起攻势作战。他们只能为最后防御战准备。西方诸国的政策摇摆使得以色列的所有邻国有信心攻击取胜。然而犹太人防御以色列最后一招为使用大规模毁灭性武器打击进攻的阿拉伯邻国。核武是中东战争未来可能的结局但是不是起因,因为中东的仇恨问题由来已久。
提托也回应网上问题:“为什么阿拉伯人和犹太人卷入在美国的内战中?”
提托说:“他们不被直接地卷入但是长期以来中东政治情况依靠西方国家稳定,2005年西方影响力走向崩溃后当然中东战火又起”。
当问到“如果以色列使用大规模杀伤性武器美国为何反对?”
提托回答:“美国不是反对单方使用;但美国反对他们互相使用的核战可能性发生。”
他说:“我是很高兴看到核武是早日解决中东乱局的终极答案。当然我假设这是作为斩首行动除掉领导首脑之用;但这相当很快将是演变成没有军队(因为互相毁灭),并且最后变成无政府状态的野蛮中东世界。”提托的拥护者解释使用核弹将是中东宣告双方同毁的最后自杀攻击,所以一直没人使用。
俄罗斯核战争
提托提到在2015年美国内战会结束因为俄罗斯会向美国使用核武,中国、欧洲后续卷入。
将近3000万人死,全世界将遭受很大的破坏。
2015年当俄国攻击了美国城市派(提托所属乡村派的敌人)所以内战结束了,中国和欧洲也被攻击。
但是即使如此,从现实中看到,中俄依然总有着一个非常奇怪的关系。他那时代看的新闻表明,核武攻击20多年后中国还是持续向俄购买武器就像盟友一样,虽然领土纠纷且人口过剩导致一些冲突;但是俄国支持给中国信心向不稳定的西方“扩展”影响力得到更多利益,可能是接受了误击或西方伪装俄国攻击中国的说法。
中国在提托的那个时代所知就有成千上万未成家立业的男性可以随时征召当士兵。
欧洲对核武攻击的回应则是从德国为中心向东集结成一支欧洲联合军。
疯牛症候群
提托还曾警告说牛只的库贾氏症(Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease,俗称疯牛症)将会在短暂的时间内变为一种非常严重的人类健康问题,因为这种病的潜伏期非常的长,最长的可以潜伏至30年左右后才发病。
提托并且说道:这是真的,人类在未来数年后大量死亡,原因就是贾库氏疾病(CJD)所造成的。就像是我在第一次上留言版留言时所一再强调的,得了贾库氏疾病的人会缓慢并且非常痛苦地死去,这种病在我们那个时代仍然是无药可医的,感染到这种疾病将会非常绝望地等死。
基因改造食物
未来人提托警告借由基因混种修改所产生的物种来当作食物将会产生有害人体的副作用。一般美国人减肥瘦身所吃的商业加工食品含有有害健康的成分在内,这些有害人体健康的成分在目前还无法被科学界分辨出来
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的确,近代的农产品因为基因工程的发展因而大量被修改,这就像是其他方面的新科技被人类大量的利用来改善生活质量一样。通常科技所带来的影响力都会有正面以及反面的效果。但是有一点很重要的事,希望大家要注意,那就是我们不可以滥用基因工程来任意混合物种,造出一个“超级怪物”。真不知道这些基因工程的科学家是怎么在想的?换句话说,人类不可以乱玩上帝的游戏(基因工程)。
人类吃了这些因为滥用基因工程所造出来的“修改过”农作物将会对人体健康产生致命性的影响。
对我来说,你们的这个时空的食物我都不能食用,我实在是无法相信这个时空的一般商业加工食品,对我来说这些食物都不安全。
我非常惊讶,这个时空的人们竟然都愿意吃这些一般的商业加工食品。我本人在这段时间吃的食物都是由我的家人自己种植,完全由自己家人处理食品,这种食物我才敢吃。
量子物理学
提托并且声称量子物理中的平行世界解释(Everett轮车模型)是正确的。所以物理中的祖父悖论是不可能的。实际上,所有时空矛盾都是不可能的。因为Everett轮车模型或平行世界理论是正确的。所有可能的量子状态、事件、可能性和结果都是真正发生在不同的平行宇宙。一切的机率事件发生在某处在某时都是100%。
时间机器反而像是一种平行宇宙中的跳跃机,因此提托很可能根本永远不存在于这个时空,因为他的父母受精卵结合时可能诞生出另一个人,因此他的世界和我们的世界可能是一种大多数事件相同但少数事件有落差的情况,而且他的预言行为可能也改变了这个世界,有人用以解释为何他的预言有些命中有些失误,有些则是部分命中,但这些目前都只停留在属于科学幻想式的推测。
IBM 5100可便携式计算机
未来人提托声明,IBM于1970年代早期所发展的IBM 5100可便携式计算机可以读取比APL及BASIC语言还要旧的原始代码。未来人提托声明这项特殊功能并未公布在IBM所发行的官方使用手册中。
我奉命被送回1970年代获取一台IBM 5100便携式计算机。这台IBM 5100便携式电脑是第一代的便携式原型,此外,这台电脑也具备读取早先于APL及BASIC语言发展前的古老原始代码的能力。我们的时代(公元2036年)非常需要这种机器来除去一些古老原始代码里面的臭虫(译按:“Debug”为电脑专用术语,意即修正程序里面有错误的区块或是修正逻辑算法)。著名的UNIX电脑操作系统即将在2038年发生类似于Y2K的电脑问题。
在我所属的那个时空中,众所周知IBM 5100便携式电脑具备读取所有IBM早先于APL及BASIC发展前的老旧原始代码的能力。要修正UNIX操作系统的32位(bit)日期计算溢出错误,就必须要有这台电脑才可以开始除错的工作,否则将无法进行。
我们在2036年已经发现(或是说经过多次反复测试所得出的结果)IBM 5100便携式电脑具备读取以及改写所有IBM的老旧原始代码的能力。部分的这些老旧的原始代码的发展甚至早于这台IBM 5100的发明。此外,这台IBM 5100也具备了重新撰写APL及BASIC程序的能力。正因为如此,所以我们的那个年代(2036年)才会需要这台机器。然而,IBM(国际商务机器公司)从来不对外发表任何关于这台便携式电脑的重要相关消息,因为该公司深怕如此一来会损害自家的主要生意,那就是IBM大型机在1970年代的商业利益。事实上,我敢打赌,IBM封锁这项消息一定是通过要求IBM内部的工程人员尽量保密,不把这项机密消息给泄露出去。
未来人提托另外也特别说道UNIX操作系统将在2038年发生日期计算溢出错误的严重问题,若是电脑操作系统发生日期计算溢出问题的话,将导致整个电脑系统崩溃(Crash),这会在2038年造成难以估计的损失,甚至严重到毁掉一部分人类的文明。这个日期溢出的问题存在于所有以UNIX为平台的电脑,UNIX操作系统存在已久,相关行业里面的大部分技术人员都知道有这项问题,所以这并不能算是一种预测,而是一个已知的问题。
美国的宗教信仰
在宗教方面,提托说宗教会在美国人生活中会变得更重要,严守安息日的人会越来越多,但权力会被分散。他又说自己亦相信天主及会到教堂朝拜天主。在2036年,宗教为人民生活的主要部分;痛苦和改变令人类聚在一起及更接近主,但宗教会比现在变得更个人。那时没有大型、集中的宗教。另外,朝拜主的日子已转为星期六,即主所指的安息日以及将会有新的十诫。
后世对于我们这个时代的观点:
Titor也说未来的人将会严峻地批评现在的美国人 :
"也许我应该让你们全部知道一个秘密。
未来的任何一个人都不喜欢你们。
生活在这段时间的人变得慵懒,自私自利,愚昧的城市羔羊。
也许你们应该多关心这个问题而不是关心我。"
[size=15.008px]提托的时光机
点评:
提托提到在未来美国内战会结束因为俄罗斯会向美国使用核武,中国、欧洲后续卷入。而且西方伪装俄国攻击中国的说法难道不应当引起我方的注意吗?
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November 07, 2000 17:18
I would equate the "future" GE distortion units to their current jet engines. The first one worked great but they can always make it better. The C204 unit uses 4 cesium clocks. The C206 uses 6 cesium clocks but they use an optical system to check the oscillation frequency. This makes the worldline divergence confidence much higher.
November 07, 2000 21:23
Yes I believe in Jesus Christ and we pray to God in churches. There are some differences you may be interested in. Religion is a major part of people's life in 2036. Pain and change tend to bring people together and closer to God. However, religion is far more personal than it is now. There are no huge, centralized religions and people talk openly about their beliefs. It might also interest you to know that the day of worship is Saturday, the day God meant to be the Sabbath and the 10 commandments have been restored to the "10" that God gave us.
Life is much more rural in the future but "high" technology is used to communicate and travel. People raise a great deal of their own food and do more "farm" work. Yes, compared to now, we do work long hours. After the war, my father made a living selling oranges up and down the West coast of Florida. My closest friend raises horses and another works for a company that maintains "wireless" Internet nodes.
Life has changed so much over my lifetime that it's hard to pin down a "normal" day. When I was 13, I was a soldier. As a teenager, I helped my dad haul cargo. I went to college when I was 31 and I was recruited to "time travel" shortly after that. Again, I suppose an average day in 2036 is like an average day on the farm.
Yes, there is a post office. The Internet is still alive and well in the future. People spend more time talking because life is more centered on the community. I've noticed the same type of effect here when the power goes off. People tend to come out of their homes and actually spend time with their neighbors. There is a lot more personal trust and less paranoia.
When I'm with my parents, I live in a community made up of "tree houses" on a large river in Florida. The river floods sometimes and we have access to the Gulf. Most of our neighbors make a living off the sea or in moving cargo by boat.
There is a civil war in the United States that starts in 2005. That conflict flares up and down for 10 years. In 2015, Russia launches a nuclear strike against the major cities in the United States (which is the "other side" of the civil war from my perspective), China and Europe. The United States counter attacks. The US cities are destroyed along with the AFE (American Federal Empire)...thus we (in the country) won. The European Union and China were also destroyed. Russia is now our largest trading partner and the Capitol of the US was moved to Omaha Nebraska.
No new information there (on UFOs and aliens). I find that an interesting subject myself. Personally, I think "UFOs" might be time travelers with very sophisticated distortion units. But that might be a bit wacky.
One of the biggest reasons why food production is localized is because the environment is affected with disease and radiation. We are making huge strides in getting it cleaned up. Water is produced on a community level and we do eat meat that we raise ourselves.
Yes, genetic engineering is used but it's like any other technology. It can be good and bad. One thing we did not do was create more hybrid seeds. What are people thinking?
I am a Christian Agnostic (HOST: Did John mean Gnostic?). I do not believe faith alone is enough to get us back to God. I'm not sure what happens when we die but I'm pretty sure it's not a walk in the park.
We are working on it (HOST: space travel).
What future technologies can we look forward to?
I hesitate to answer but I'll give a bit. Hydrogen fuel cells and more efficient solar cells are big deals. Computer technology and software get MUCH better.
My greatest joy is sailing. For fun, I enjoy swimming, playing cards, reading, playing games on the net and talking with people who live in other countries. As a community, we celebrate much more and have bon fires and dances. My hobby is sorting through old magazines and videos of life before the war.
After the war, early new communities gathered around the current Universities. That's where the libraries were. I went to school at Fort UF, which is now called the University of Florida. Not too much is different except the military is large part of people's life and we spend a great deal of time in the fields and farms at the "University" or Fort.
Most of my memories growing up are not fond. Life was very hard. Simple things make me happy like hugging my mother and father. Yes, we have cameras. More digital. Film is used like painting is today. No hologram camera though.
Yes we have phones but the service is through the web. Most power generation is localized. It amazes me how much power is wasted now. Yes, solar is big. There is thought that a singularity generator could also be used but most people are against it.
The elderly are highly revered and looked after on a community level. So are orphans. There is always something people can do now matter what. The idea of avoiding work is looked down on. Everyone pulls together to keep the COMMUNITY strong.
Hats are more common in the future and flashy colors are less common. Dress is much more functional and we "dress up" whenever we get a chance. I have noticed that no one in this time dresses for occasions even when they have the clothes. Why do people wear shorts to church?
We do not spend nearly the amount of time on our hair as people do now. Women like to wear their hair longer and men have it much shorter. Both sexes shave it all off when they're in active military service.
Far less medical treatment in the future even though It's more advanced. People die when they now its time to die. No lasers. Genetic medicine and cloning organs are the obvious new techs in the future.
The Constitution was changed after the war. We have 5 presidents that are voted in and out on different term periods. The vice president is the president of the senate and they are voted separately.
We have cars, just not a whole bunch of them. There is public transportation from city to city.
November 07, 2000 22:18
If I could bring some material thing back to your time from 2036, it would be a copy of the new US Constitution.
Yes, you could travel to a future that was 0.5 seconds ahead of now but not with my machine. The C204 uses the second as the basic unit of measure. The C206 may be capable of .05 sec.
If you arrived a fraction of a second in my past or future on another worldline would I ever know that you arrived?
No "you" would not. But the "you" on that worldline would.
It is believed there is some sort of measurable quantum differences in worldlines. I am not an expert on that so I can offer little information.
You would be welcome in my home.
November 08, 2000 22:27
Can you explain what the purpose of time travel is on your worldline?
In 2036, a great deal of effort is going into "repairing" our environment. I was sent to 1975 to get a computer system and take it back to 2036. Time travel is not a secret in 2036 and I expect it will become more common.
Why is time travel used?
Right now, its used to get information or "items" that would be helpful in getting a post WWIII world back to a normal condition. There are 7 other time travelers in my unit.
Where do time travelers the most?
Right now, most of our practical missions are from 1960 to 1980. There is a great deal of research into later and future periods but the farther you go, the lower the divergence confidence of the worldline.
You said there is more than one time machine. Are they all being used?
Yes.
What type of vehicle will you get to go back in since you sold the other car?
It's a 1987 4WD. The vehicle needs a strong suspension system to handle the weight of the distortion unit.
Are you able to take other people with you when traveling in time?
Yes.
November 11, 2000 18:46
If you change cars do you have to re-adjust the time machine?
Yes. But it's a function of the VGL system. A gravity baseline is taken and rechecked every time the unit is used. A new vehicle would alter the gravity signature.
What type of system is used to maintain the singularity?
I am not a physicist so I cannot answer that to your level of sophistication. The singularities are held in an enclosed magnetic field.
Can you dimensionally travel with the time machine?
No. However, the longer the unit is on past a safe divergence confidence, the "stranger" the worldline becomes. The unit I have is safe to about 1% for every sixty years at max power.
November 11, 2000 18:56
If your time machine is accurate to the second then you must have a reason for choosing the moment you arrive.
My goal was to reach a certain date and time which is converted into seconds for the computer to make its calculations. I do not pick the second. It's more important to have a low divergence confidence number.
Are you here now to observe the results of the presidential election?
I would use the word "elections" a bit cautiously. Perhaps it's easier now to see a civil war in your future?
November 11, 2000 19:07
If you're here to get a computer, why are you are posting on a message board? I think you're committing treason!
Why would it be treason?
November 11, 2000 19:11
You're time machine travels at 10 years an hour? That would take you more than three hours? How can the air trapped in your vehicle last that long?
Yes, that's about right but my initial trip was to 1975, not 2000. I guess it's a question of how many technical details you really want or you feel I'm making up. We do take additional 02 and the air pocket is a bit larger than you might think.
November 12, 2000 16:41
Do you worry about anything happening to the people that help you here? What if someone tries to build a time machine based on what you've said?
Yes, I have considered it but it is very easy to remain hidden behind a veil of disbelief. The people who understand what they are seeing are not aggressive. Everyone else just finds them entertaining. The obvious first answer is that the only worldline of consequence is my own and I don't care what happens here. That however, is not the case. I have shown these documents in order that people might consider the possibility. I do not expect people to believe them.
What is the real reason you're posting these top-secret government documents?
The restricted nature of the documents I posted refers to the departmentalized nature of the technical information. The manual is supposed to remain with the unit. The current F-16 fighter jet probably has an operations manual. All the information in it is not secret but no one wants it to "walk" away from the plane.
Did your commander authorize you to post this information or is it something you did on your own?
I am here for personal reasons. For a few months now, I have bee trying to alert anyone that would listen to the possibility of a civil war in the United States in 2005. Does that seem more likely now? Actually it's quite amazing to see what's happening. I have been trying to get people to pay attention for the last few months but to see it unfold is very interesting. Before I leave, I'll try and post my report.
I am curious… will anyone be upset if Florida's votes are not counted in the Electoral College because of the current "confusion"?
Have you thought about the possible outcomes of your actions?
Yes.
12 November 2000 16:41
Have you considered the dangers for someone who helps you here while you remain covert? What about the people that read the information and might attempt to build a time machine?
Yes, I have considered it but it is very easy to remain hidden behind a veil of disbelief. The people who understand what they are seeing are not aggressive. Everyone else just finds them entertaining. The obvious first answer is that the only worldline of consequence is my own and I don't care what happens here. That however, is not the case. I have shown these documents in order that people might consider the possibility. I do not expect people to believe them.
November 15, 2000 13:56
A broken clock tells the right time twice a day.
November 15, 2000 14:12
Your vehicle looks new.
Thanks. I sold it when I arrived here. It attracted a great deal of attention. Perhaps that's why it was still around in 2036.
You must be in the Army.
More or less correct.
Your commanders must have larger time machines they can use to come and find you.
Why would they come looking for me? I'm expected back but I will only have been gone a few seconds from their point of view.
You should probably know that our government will find you.
Stupidity and greed are fairly predictable for a period of time.
If you're telling the truth, the last thing you should be doing is talking about the war and the government.
Have you considered that your society might be better off if half of you were dead?
Why don't you tell us everything about the stock market and future before you go?
I'm thinking about it. I'm waiting for my family to buy up all the good stuff cheap first...(joke).
November 15, 2000 14:20
I want to believe you. In order for me to do that, I need a prediction that comes true right now.
I appreciate the position you are in but you must realize that I am not affected in the least if you believe me or not.
Tell me who wins the (upcoming sporting event).
Off the top of your head, can you tell me if it rained in Atlanta this time last year? Do you think time travelers carry a sports reference with them?
Tell me anything like that and I will believe you forever.
It is a mistake to give anyone your unwavering belief...but you will find that out yourself in 2005.
November 15, 2000 14:33
Can anyone operate your time machine? Does it have a key? You would be welcome at my home.
The unit has two security systems to protect it from "most" people. One, it has a code that must be entered correctly. Second, and probably more effective now, the unit cannot be used by anyone who can't add and subtract.
November 15, 2000 14:41
Why did you go to 1975?
The first "leg" of my trip was from 2036 to 1975. After two VGL checks, the divergence was estimated at about 2.5% (from my 2036). I was "sent" to get an IBM computer system called the 5100. It was one the first portable computers made and it has the ability to read the older IBM programming languages in addition to APL and Basic. We need they system to "debug" various legacy computer programs in 2036. UNIX has a problem in 2038.
November 17, 2000 09:34
It is thought that being close to a gravitational field has a biological effect on all matter including cells. The effect is to slow the movement of electrons in the orbits of their nucleus, which slows the mechanical and biological functions of the observer close to the gravity. Thus the passing of time is a local phenomenon depending on how close you are to a gravitational source.
This is one example of a theory involving "time shells" progressing in size and intensity around a gravitational point from all matter. The more massive the object, the larger and more influential the time shells around it (like an onion). Another offshoot of this theory is that kinetic energy is actually the conversion of stored energy in the atom as it passes through time shells in a gravitational field.
November 20, 2000 17:16
You sold your car? How will you get back?
The unit is portable between vehicles. It is very heavy and requires a "stiff" suspension. The unit is currently in a 4WD.
How did you solve the normal problems of living in this time?
I am currently living with my parents on this worldline. They know exactly who I am and how I got here.
How did you get access to a scanner and computer?
There are numerous ways to do that. Any local printing shop allows you access to a computer system.
With all the things you could be doing here, why are you trying to find out about us on the Internet?
What suggestions do you have?
It seems like it would be hard to be from the future and fit in on this timeline.
You don't think you could blend into 1970? What difficulties would you expect to have that couldn't be overcome?
There are a lot of people here who think you are crazy.
I have nothing to sell nor do I want anyone to believe in me or take some action. What other people think of me does not affect me in the least.
If telling us about your time machine won't change anything, what would happen if someone built one based on your information?
What you do on your worldline is your own business. I can't think of any better way to start a war than for someone to figure out how to make a time machine. Go for it.
I'm not trying to ruin your reputation or credibility; I just want straight answers to my questions.
I will be happy to answer "almost" any question you have.
November 21, 2000 10:41
All of the questions asked have been answered in one way or another. You assume I am here to start a war?
Consider this: You are a time traveler who wishes to go back in time to 1941 because your grandparents live close to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. You realize you can't stop the war but you may be able to help them prepare for it. Strangely, December 7th comes and goes with no sneak attack. As the war in Europe rages on, Japan fails to join the axis power, there is no war in the Pacific and the United States remains neutral. Then, you watch as Germany begins to develop the atomic bomb… all by themselves.
For a change, I have a question for all of you. I want you to think very hard. What major disaster was expected and prepared for in the last year and a half that never happened?
As far as war goes, I have faith you are quite capable of starting one all by yourself. I am hard pressed to accept any criticism on my outlook on that subject. Growing up might have been a vastly different experience for me than it was for most of you. Personal responsibility, determination, honor, friendship and self-reliance are not just words we try to live up to or fantasize about.
On my worldline, life is not easy. We live in a world recovering from years of war, poison, destruction and hate. All of it, courtesy of the thinking and actions of people that live right now in the same world you do, worrying about which stocks to buy or whether or not a stranger is lying to them on the Internet.
I believe that hardship and challenge develop character and community. My first experience with war came when I joined a shotgun infantry unit at the age of thirteen. In the 4 years I served as a "rebel", I watched hundreds of people get shot, burn and bleed to death. I know exactly where I was and every detail of the exact moment the first nuclear warheads began falling on Jacksonville. I know the pain and regret of not acting soon enough to enjoy a relationship as a loved one dies of brain cancer from a war that gained nothing.
How can you possibly criticize me for any conflict that comes to you? I watch every day what you are doing as a society. While you sit by and watch your Constitution being torn away from you, you willfully eat poisoned food, buy manufactured products no one needs and turn an uncaring eye away from millions of people suffering and dying all around you. Is this the "Universal Law" you subscribe to?
Perhaps I should let you all in on a little secret. No one likes you in the future. This time period is looked at as being full of lazy, self-centered, civically ignorant sheep. Perhaps you should be less concerned about me and more concerned about that.
November 21, 2000 21:31
There have been a great many questions piling up that I do plan to get to. If anyone sees a question I have answered before, please feel free to repeat the answer. I do not plan on leaving this worldline for a while yet. I very much enjoy spending time with my family.
November 22, 2000 20:58
The observation of time travelers "appearing" suddenly in a worldline does not happen very often. There are two cases and two points of view to consider.
In the first case, the time machine does not move as it goes from one worldline to another and then returns. The people watching on the original worldline would wave good-bye and watch as the machine is turned on. There would be a static discharge and the air would appear to "ripple" as if it were getting denser. Then, it would stop and the machine will have appeared to have disappeared. If the machine doesn't move its position from worldline to worldline, the observer would not see it disappear at all.
In the second case, if the machine were moved, it would disappear from the viewpoint of the observer and return in a different location based on where it was moved and turned on from the destination worldline. In that case, the rippling seems to dissolve the machine and it disappears. If that happens while you are watching it leave and you expect it to return, you know it was moved or had a serious malfunction.
It is actually quite dangerous to get too close to a distortion unit as it enters or leaves a worldline. It vents radiation and has a very strong localized gravity field. Personally, I worry about that a great deal.
It can be adjusted to some degree (the gravitational fields). The CG (center of gravity) is adjustable within about 4 feet and the unit is effective about 10 to 12 feet in either direction from there. The vertical distance is quite a bit shorter and is determined by sensors in the unit.
Depending on whether or not you are going forward or backward, the footprint of the unit is different. I wouldn't quite say it "scoops" up the ground cleanly. It sort of vibrates it loose and takes it along for the ride. It looks like someone raked the ground an inch or so deep with a small hand hoe or shovel. The negative ergosphere "scoops" up the front and back areas of the field. The positive ergosphere leaves a longer area near the center of mass. It's about a cubic foot of dirt spread out over six square feet or so.
If your device was inside a building and used, what would happen?
It might not be as destructive as you think. Depending on how close any object is to the field, it might not do any damage at all except for the floor.
What would happen if something touched the distortion field as it is turned on?
It would be quickly spread out over the lateral length of the gravity field. Imagine being squished and stretched at the same time. I would imagine anything left after that would be vaporized and generate static electricity.
What is the temperature around the time machine during operation?
Very! Hot. Depending on the power setting, 100 to 120 degrees is average.
What position is the car in when the time machine is being used?
The car is off and the brake on.
Has the time machine ever been used while it was moving?
Not that I'm aware of. Its important that it remain as still as possible so the gravity sensors can get a good lock. The divergence confidence would be way off if the vehicle were moving.
Do you wear a uniform?
I wear a standard civilian service uniform during instruction and training. It's sort of a cross between an army uniform and overalls. We do have a quartermaster who distributes clothing appropriate to where ever we are going.
There is a patch. It is round and has a graphic of a Kerr singularity (sort of looks like an eye with gravity waves around it) with two spiral paths running through its center. One path represents the "safe" way and the other is the path to God. The bottom of the patch has my unit number along with "Temporal Recon" printed on it. However, we remove any identification and patches before we go anywhere.
How long will you be on our worldline?
I'll be around for a while yet.
November 25, 2000 09:10
I must apologize for the poor quality of the information. There's a running inside joke about the technical issues. If the unit has a serious problem its not as if anyone can use those drawings to take the electron manifold off the singularity housing with a flat head screwdriver.
What is number seven in your drawing?
That sensor detects various parameters from the singularity.
Why can't we see the atomic clocks?
There is another page that depicts the computer and clock systems. That technology is not new and not very interesting.
There is a cut-a-way drawing of the entire unit that I will probably post before I leave.
November 25, 2000 13:57
UFOs are as much as a mystery to me as they are to you. Would you be surprised to know that there are a great many people who don't believe in time travel on my worldline?
I do believe UFOs are a real mystery but I also know that chaos theory dictates that no matter what technology or knowledge we have, there are always unknowns.
November 25, 2000 13:59
On my worldline, it is known that the 5100 series is capable of reading all the IBM code written before the widespread use of APL and Basic. Unfortunately, there are none left that anyone can find on my worldline.
November 25, 2000 14:01
It is quite difficult to get used to some of the communication patterns I have come across here. Confusing conversational conflict for anger seems to be a common and typical problem. Why does the expression of differing emotion seem to threaten so many people? I do not feel accused nor was I trying to accuse anyone. Your opinions are as valid as anyone's and I do not suggest you change them because of anything I say. I never said I was here to start a war although I have strong opinions about what a war would do for you. I am not aggravated by words.
Imagine you are Jewish and you are able to travel back in time to Germany in 1935. All around you are the patterns of thinking and action that will lead to a great deal of harm, death and destruction in just a few years. You have the advantage of knowing what will come but no one will listen to you. In fact, they think you're insane and the situations you describe could never happen.
What I feel is not anger, it is sadness that you cannot see what I see.
November 25, 2000 14:03
I appreciate your offer for help but I am quite all right. The responsibility for the "disaster" is your own but I do not consider it a disaster. Rebirth is often painful. My worldline is not unified under a single government but I would say it is closer to a unified purpose. Isn't that what you want anyway?
No, I do not have the ability to make calculations that would affect worldlines to my advantage. Besides the fact that manipulating people for personal gain is wrong, I am of the belief that it is best to make the worldline you are on now better.
I like the incredible freedom you have on this worldline but I see it as a trap and I fear the cost is the loss of your sense of connection with family and community. Yes, you can self actualize your ambitions but at what cost to the people around you, or yet to be born? The incredible availability of art, literature and limitless resources is hardly taken advantage of as I imagine the number of people sitting in front of their TVs.
No, I have not tried any fast food. Thinking about where the food came from, how it was shipped and treated absolutely terrifies me. I have tried to tell people about CJD disease and it seems to be "catching on" in Europe.
Technologies themselves are not lost but some of the older tools and techniques have been lost. I think there is more detailed information about the war posted earlier. The energy stored in the singularity is used to create the distortion fields. That energy is created in a particle accelerator. I'm not sure what you mean by "temporal turbulence". What effect would that have that would need to be overcome?
When I leave, I will return to 2036. The computer I have is expected there. I am unaware of any "true" interdimensional device available on this worldline now. I would image the effects of such a device would be hard to hide.
My "ship" is not broken. I am here by choice. Don't you find current events interesting? Again, I'm not sure I understand your last question. Perhaps we should agree to the definitions of a few terms and basic physics before I try to answer that.
Can you tell us the foods that are unsafe now? Is there anything we can do to prepare for the war you are describing?
I tried to consolidate your questions into a basic list. I hope this helps.
1. Do not eat or use products from any animal that is fed and eats parts of its own dead.
2. Do not kiss or have intimate relations with anyone you do not know.
3. Learn basic sanitation and water purification.
4. Be comfortable around firearms. Learn to shoot and clean a gun.
5. Get a good first aid kit and learn to use it.
6. Find 5 people within 100 miles that you trust with your life and stay in contact with them.
7. Get a copy of the US Constitution and read it.
8. Eat less.
9. Get a bicycle and two sets of spare tires. Ride it 10 miles a week.
10. Consider what you would bring with you if you had to leave your home in 10 min. and never return.
What event started the war? Can it be stopped?
The war is a result of faulty politics and desperation from Western
leadership during the US civil war. Yes, I suppose you could stop it.
Are some areas of the United States safer than others?
Take a close look at the county-by-county voting map from the last
elections.
Were biological or chemical weapons used in the war? Were any weapons used that effected people's minds?
Yes there were biological and chemical weapons used. No mind control weapons but there are new "non-lethal" weapon systems that turn out to be quite lethal.
Has cancer or AIDS been cured yet?
Aids, no. Cancer, some progress.
What would you say to any world leaders who might be reading this right now?
Revel in your confidence today because you will not win tomorrow.
What is the one thing you would want us to remember?
Please, please wake up. Look at the signposts around you now.
Earlier you spoke about the patch you wear on your uniform. You said the spirals represented two paths. One was safe and the other lead to God. What does that mean?
The safe way is the one calculated to take you in time where you want to go, the other path will take you to God (death). Both are equally accepted and anticipated before each trip.
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