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Time, Space, and Dimensions / Marle's Great^12-Grandmother Paradox
« on: February 13, 2006, 03:16:21 am »
This is just an idea but it's been stewing around for a little while now.
I think most of the problem with this specific paradox isn't necessarily the traditional grandfather paradox. I think it's got something to do with the fact that Marle replaces her ancestor.
It might not be that her direct ancestor has gone missing. Maybe it's because of what may have happened if Marle never left 600 AD.
I don't percieve her to be the type of girl who would play along as being the Queen when it came time to produce an heir.
Quite frankly it may be that no other alternate ancestor would have been able to continue the bloodline in such a way that Guardia could still rule.
The only other idea I have is very sketchy.
Marle disappearing was a temporary thing, whether we knew it or not.
It's likely she would have disappeared even if Crono had not shown up. The problem would still exist. But this is not a classical grandfather paradox.
Imagine:
Your queen has been missing. A search has been formed.
Your queen is found. Later she disappears again without a trace.
A new search begins.
Marle disappears in a delayed manner because of Temporal Inertia. She reappears later once the real queen is found, again at a delay.
I think Leene would have been found either way. Guardia is large. All the troops could not have been informed yet of the queen's return. This can be evidenced by Frog still searching when the party reaches the chapel.
Also people had noticed differences between Marle and Leene. Frog could very reasonably been able to tell that the two women are very different. Marle could have been found to be an imposter very easily. After that the search would be continued with renewed vigor.
But Temporal Inertia could explain the entire set of circumstances. It takes time to write Marle out and it takes time to write her back in.
*Edit* Typo corrections
I think most of the problem with this specific paradox isn't necessarily the traditional grandfather paradox. I think it's got something to do with the fact that Marle replaces her ancestor.
It might not be that her direct ancestor has gone missing. Maybe it's because of what may have happened if Marle never left 600 AD.
I don't percieve her to be the type of girl who would play along as being the Queen when it came time to produce an heir.
Quite frankly it may be that no other alternate ancestor would have been able to continue the bloodline in such a way that Guardia could still rule.
The only other idea I have is very sketchy.
Marle disappearing was a temporary thing, whether we knew it or not.
It's likely she would have disappeared even if Crono had not shown up. The problem would still exist. But this is not a classical grandfather paradox.
Imagine:
Your queen has been missing. A search has been formed.
Your queen is found. Later she disappears again without a trace.
A new search begins.
Marle disappears in a delayed manner because of Temporal Inertia. She reappears later once the real queen is found, again at a delay.
I think Leene would have been found either way. Guardia is large. All the troops could not have been informed yet of the queen's return. This can be evidenced by Frog still searching when the party reaches the chapel.
Also people had noticed differences between Marle and Leene. Frog could very reasonably been able to tell that the two women are very different. Marle could have been found to be an imposter very easily. After that the search would be continued with renewed vigor.
But Temporal Inertia could explain the entire set of circumstances. It takes time to write Marle out and it takes time to write her back in.
*Edit* Typo corrections
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