From: Nomen Nescio Subject: the grandfather paradox Message-ID: <4e3de9d7b259a78a21b07052cc9b249e@dizum.com> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:49:54 +0200 (CEST) Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!alphared!sewer!news.dizum.net!not-for-mail Organization: dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider X-Abuse: abuse@dizum.com Injection-Info: sewer.dizum.com - 2001::1/128 Bytes: 684 Lines: 3 Suppose you made a time machine and killed granpa. Then you cease to exist. So you cannot return to the present day. Your associates conclude the time machine does not work and abandon it.