Time forks perpetually toward innumerable futures. In one of them I am your enemy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time branches into infinite futures, and in one of those possible realities, we are adversaries.
- In plain terms
- There are many futures, and in one of them, I am your enemy.
- What can you take from it?
- Reality splits into many possibilities, including ones where we oppose each other.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do choices define our futures?
- Can we change who we are to others?
Another view
This view relies on unproven theories about the nature of time.
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