[whitecrow]

Norman, these are great questions. I can't answer them all, and I have to be off to work in a few...but I wanted to address your excellent post.

Originally Posted by norman

I normally draw a fine line between an observation and a conclusion.

Good for you. Critical thinking is more important right now than at any time I can think of.

Just a few of my own observations...maybe a few conclusions...

1) When and where did the concept, as we know it, originate?

No idea. I thought of it on my own and I'm sure many others have as well. It explains a lot of the things that have been happening to so many.

2) What distinguishes it from just simply not knowing what the future will be?...from just simply knowing what the future will be?

The idea is that the future is not set in stone so to speak, so how can you either know or not know, beyond the balancing of probabilities, what the future will be? Our whole notion of time is changing. If time is not what we thought it was, then the whole idea of "future" and "past" is open to interpretation.

I've personally known people who have changed timelines - both for good and for bad. In my own case it was dramatic and painful, and amounted to death and rebirth. As for others, a good example is a guy I met who was addicted and homeless, who now has a home, a job and a girlfriend. A member of my own family has a similar story. Many people have had moments that changed their lives and the very direction they have been headed. These amount to timeline changes.

7) Is a logical analysis of the concept and it's uses/applications equivalent to misunderstanding it completely?

Doubtful, but it's a good start.

9) How can a rumour mill/'truth seeking community' be hijacked by such a concept?

Same as any other, whether it be aliens, anthrax or Arabs.


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...........That's what makes timelines such a cool set up. When what you predict doesn't happen you just say the timeline changed, beautiful.........[/QUOTE]

This just shows a lack of understanding of the concept. You asked if this was hard currency and provable, and I'd have to say it's a little cutting-edge for that. But from what I have read of exotic physics, it's well within our scope.