Predetermined Future Theory
A commonly used temporal theory suggests that the future is infinitely variable, with an infinite number of possible futures (or universes) branching out from every choice made in the present. In the normal flow of time, the past is “fixed” with any changes being made in the present, thus creating (or selecting) the future. What if the reverse was true? What if the past was variable and the future was predetermined? Changes made in the past could impact our present but would ultimately have no significant impact on the future.
Don’t drop your chips. I know this may be upsetting. It’s just a theory (for now). The idea is that despite all efforts to the contrary, Time will eventually sort itself out and end up where it was heading. If necessary, Time could fracture, breaking off a particularly unruly slice of Time that refused to behave, and continue on its way. “But,” you exclaim, scattering crumbs and losing the remote in the cushions. “Humans are in charge of our own destiny.” It’s funny that you still think so.
The Predetermined Future theory presents time travelers with a few problems, of course. If a time traveler jumps back from our time jumps into the past to interfere with history, they may effect minor changes, only to have history course correct and end up relatively unchanged. On the other hand, a time traveler from a more distant future could jump back to the same event, get creative, and completely trash our present while leaving the far future unchanged. It gets messy.
In my newest book, Timeslice, time travelers must blunder through these issues while trying to avoid being erased by a timeslice fracture. That is bad, by the way. Yes, even worse than digging through the recliner cushions for the remote and finding last month’s raisins. No, you can’t (successfully) blame time travel for those.
Anyway, Timeslice becomes available next week. Floating on the back of Time the way we do; we don’t always get the opportunity to peer downstream to see what’s coming. In this case, you can pre-order a copy of the Timeslice eBook and relax. For a brief moment, you’ll have a glimpse of foreknowledge. Assumming your timeslice doesn’t fracture between now and then, that is.
