Philosophy metaphysicas. Lewis’s Account of Changing the Past

Lewis’s Account of Changing the Past
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Time travel theory has been subject to debate for various reasons. However, the Grandfather Paradox has been highly debated by scholars in the field of philosophy, and it has significant effects on the probability of time. Despite the fact that the paradox has sparked an indecisive discussion, time travel can be achieved and the account and concerns that the Paradox raises are irrelevant and explainable. It is thus crucial to get a succinct comprehension of the Grandfather Paradox and time travel, as this helps in enhancing understanding of how the past cannot be changed; it can only be influenced by a time traveler. The time traveller cannot kill her grandfather, as examined with a focus of Lewis’ account of a string of numerous coincidences. The account is also subject to criticism.
In his account, Lewis argues that it is possible in a place where time travel took place to be different and awkward in basic manners compared to the world in which we live. The difference can be explained and understood through personal and external time. When a man in this world celebrates his 25th birthday, there is a match between the external time, shown on his calendar, and his personal time, marked by his watch. It was this concept that was used to create the Paradox. The primary account of the theory is that time travellers only move through their time and as opposed to creating a new external time in which they can operate. The idea that there is a probability of backwards time travel existing raises concerns on the events that would take place if the individual gets an opportunity to live in the faзade of their former selves.
Various descriptions of the Paradox have been presented, but Lewis’ appears the most reliable and succinct. In his account, he creates the imagination of a time traveller, naming him Tim, and who detested his grandpa. The grandfather died at a ripe age as he rested on his bed, and had made his family to suffer during the entire time. Tim is now all-grown and owns a clock, and then chooses to utilize it in rewinding the clock until the year 1921; during this time, his grandfather was young and it was during this time that he met and married Tim’s grandmother. Tim’s aim is to murder his grandfather even before he meets his grandmother so as to prevent the years of torment that his grandfather caused his family. Tim then purchases a riffle and takes time to study what his grandfather does on a daily basis, his routine routine, and his movements. He secures a house that is strategically positioned such that he can see his grandfather as he prepares to shoot him one of the mornings as he walks on a daily basis. At this point, Tim is fully equipped to murder his grandfather because the surroundings are just right since as they are accompanied by a breeze, zero distractions, and there is nobody else on the streets apart from his grandfather. He has also been practicing so as to perfect his shooting skills so that he kills his grandfather from the first shot taken. However, Tim could still not kill his grandfather. In his account for this, Lewis explains that the grandfather had lived, and so killing him...