Back to the Future Paradox

allanb49

Ok so this thought popped into my head,

Say Marty did get off with his mother and all that,

and say they had sex and he impregnated her.

When he would then disappear would all traces of him disappear too?

Would the pregnant Lorraine lose the baby as Martys sperm never existed?

Or would it be too far gone in creating a new life?

Penn

Probably would have created a paradox. If he slept with his mother, she most likely wouldn't have gotten together with George. Even if they had gotten together and George raised Marty's kid as their own, chances are the date of Marty's conception would have changed. Therefore, Marty would never have been born, which meant he never would have gone back in time, causing a paradox.

Optimalprimerib

they would probably have a red haired cartoon character who is friends with a robot

Kiith

Original Timeline - Marty is born to his mother and father. He grows up, and goes back in time and bangs his mom. Here's where the timelines split.

Timeline 1 - He would eventually return to his own (original) timeline, horribly scarred for life after banging his mother.

Timeline 2 - He gets his mother pregnant, resulting in her never getting with George, and a different timeline occuring. Both would exist, simultaneously.

I've put way too much thought into this.

allanb49

Kiith wrote: »

Original Timeline - Marty is born to his mother and father. He grows up, and goes back in time and bangs his mom. Here's where the timelines split.

Timeline 1 - He would eventually return to his own (original) timeline, horribly scarred for life after banging his mother.

Timeline 2 - He gets his mother pregnant, resulting in her never getting with George, and a different timeline occuring. Both would exist, simultaneously.

I've put way too much thought into this.

But what if after doing her, he never exists, does the child still exist and is it then born as inbred? But how can it be inbred if he never existed, so does the child exist?

gimli2112

I try and steer clear of time travelling films for this reason. They're just too confusing. Terminator is geting very confusing at this stage. Wait the kid John Connor saves turns out to be the soldier he sends back to save his mother who then becomes his father.

allanb49

Terminator is straightforward to follow if you don't think on some parts of it too much

knird evol

Obviously, a number of parallel universes, alternate realities come in to existence and branching into independent time lines that have no effect on each other.

Aren't they teaching kids any science in School anymore ??????

jaykhunter

Ah, he'd be grand. It'd all work out. Ask this lad :

allanb49

knird evol wrote: »

Obviously, a number of parallel universes, alternate realities come in to existence and branching into independent time lines that have no effect on each other.

Aren't they teaching kids any science in School anymore ??????

No in school we skipped over this for cold fusion :P

Galvasean

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

they would probably have a red haired cartoon character who is friends with a robot

jaykhunter wrote: »

Ah, he'd be grand. It'd all work out. Ask this lad :

No no no no.... Fry is his own grandfather, not father.... that would be sick! :P

allanb49

also Fry had to go back in time for him to exist. If he didn't he would never have been born,

If he went and didnt deliver the pizza that night in 99 he would of never existed perhaps. Or bender would have thrown a bottle at him due to a rip in time

Jet Black

Probably this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aRcwHULaI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aRcwHULaI

Revolution9

Anyone else reading all these theories in a Doc Brown voice? It's just easier to understand when you imagine him saying it.

Great Scott!

Revolution9

"I'm standing at the time portal, which scientists say, follows 'Terminator' rules. That is, it's one way only and you can't go back. This is in contrast to, say, 'Back To The Future' rules, where back and forth is possible, and of course 'Timerider' rules, which are just plain silly."
— Reporter, South Park

indough

it wouldve just been the case that he was always his own father due to causal loop, he wouldve ****ed off back home and she wouldve got with his (not really) daddy and told him it was his kid...so getting home nothing would be different except he'd know he rode his own mother

BlitzKrieg

*woosh*

from a time before thanks buttons comes a thread that quotes someone who went too deep into back to the future's time travel

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054993211&highlight=marty

krudler

^ very interesting, I only read the first Marty II part, the other ones look way to confusing for this hour of the night

Sir Gallagher

One that always flummoxed me was, who invented the early rock n roll sound? Marty McFly or Chuck Berry?

Funkfield

I love this.....................

Penn

Funkfield wrote: »

I love this.....................

GREAT SCOTT!

allanb49

Before CGI when that was thought out ahead of time

constitutionus

allanb49 wrote: »

But what if after doing her, he never exists, does the child still exist and is it then born as inbred? But how can it be inbred if he never existed, so does the child exist?

you want a head fcuk ?

if he never existed how did he stop his ma falling for his da in the first place (he pushed him out of the way of the car remember) ?

the natural out in these situation is to say "alternate timeline", but marty actually starts to FADE in the first film so clearly what he did there had consequees for himself (and that pine tree .

i vote no baby .

in fact after he faded the 55 timeline probably wouldve reset, allowing marty to be born - go back - and do it all over again.

everyone marty met would probaby be caught in a never ending time loop.

faceman

Funkfield wrote: »

I love this.....................

Jaysus, never noticed that before!

jaykhunter

Ya, that's an awesome bit of forethought. First heard of it on James Rolfe's BTTF Trilogy Review Give it a watch!

Link :

Roar

my head starts to hurt when i think about time travel so I try not to.

iMax

Frikkin nerds. It's ONLY a movie !!!

(ok, so it's the most awesomeness of all movies, but a movie none the less)

Now stop putting ick in my favourite movie.