aaronfransen
Jedi Master
Since time travel is one of the tools used by the 4D STS folks, would it be safe to say that it's a constant experiment? That is, is the outcome always predictable or is it something they monitor then adjust after the fact, or perhaps try to make very sure before they change something that it will likely be something in their favor prior to the change?
For example, if they decide that it's in their best interest that, say, someone like Nikolai Tesla, and all of his associated technology that he created, was a threat, then they have a number of tools at their disposal:
1. They could outright kill him in the past.
2. They could make sure he never gets the appropriate education (but would that have stopped him, and maybe they tried this and it didn't work?)
3. They could hire some STS friends to make sure he never succeeded, then steal his work after his death to make sure it never saw the light of day.
I'm using Tesla as an example, but perhaps it's something they just keep trying. I guess related to this, can they *undo* an action? If they go back and kill someone, decide its not the outcome they wanted, can they go back before and stop themselves? (That might be a little bit of "stuck in 3D" thinking I realize.)
And along those lines, is murder one of their tools? I can't see there being any moral impediment to it, but perhaps there are some lines they are unwilling or unable to cross?
For example, if they decide that it's in their best interest that, say, someone like Nikolai Tesla, and all of his associated technology that he created, was a threat, then they have a number of tools at their disposal:
1. They could outright kill him in the past.
2. They could make sure he never gets the appropriate education (but would that have stopped him, and maybe they tried this and it didn't work?)
3. They could hire some STS friends to make sure he never succeeded, then steal his work after his death to make sure it never saw the light of day.
I'm using Tesla as an example, but perhaps it's something they just keep trying. I guess related to this, can they *undo* an action? If they go back and kill someone, decide its not the outcome they wanted, can they go back before and stop themselves? (That might be a little bit of "stuck in 3D" thinking I realize.)
And along those lines, is murder one of their tools? I can't see there being any moral impediment to it, but perhaps there are some lines they are unwilling or unable to cross?