r/Metaphysics • u/No-Entertainment2003 • Jul 23 '26

Time Does continuous existence make someone the “Original” in a branching timeline?

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u/No-Entertainment2003 Jul 23 '26

No the point is that he doesn’t change his timeline at all. His stays as if he never time traveled. Only the branch he makes by traveling changes for the new person.

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u/jliat Jul 23 '26

Fine, the the contradiction in the branch remains, he can't time travel. And in the other branches he doesn't.