Novikov's paradox is a hypothetical scenario in which a time traveler encounters a predestination event that cannot be altered, rendering all attempts to change the course of events futile.
According to Novikov's law, all events that occur in time must have a predestined cause. This means that any attempt to alter the course of events would result in the original event occurring anyway, as the universe has already decided the outcome.
This creates a paradoxical situation in which the time traveler is faced with the choice of either:
1. Comply with the predestination event, or 2. Resist the predestination event and risk creating a closed timelike curve, causing untold damage to the space-time continuum.Which choice will you make?
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