Time Travel discussion

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This was a cool story, an interesting way to think about the world and how very complex it is. (view spoiler)[The thought of having to attack peaceful aliens, not because they are aggressive, but because they bring doom inavertently, had never occured to me before. I felt this was very creative. (hide spoiler)]

I liked this line, "That was when I fully realised just how much of a friend Jimmy-James Bannister truly was. He placed a greater value on my life than on his own." But I wasn't sure whether it was supposed to be facetious or not. It was kind of a throwaway.

It certainly was a story unlike anything I recall ever reading. Even the dates are messed-up, as the story took place in 1964, references a big event '40 years from now" and was written recently....

That line, yeah. It stood out to me, too. I'm not sure Bannister actually meant to say it the way it came out. I'm definitely not sure why Crowther wrote it.

Very intriguing story - I hope others read it and give us some insights/ theories....

Cheryl wrote: "It certainly was a story unlike anything I recall ever reading. Even the dates are messed-up, as the story took place in 1964, references a big event '40 years from now" and was written recently....."

I don't see how the dates are messed up. The story was published in 1997 and the next event was to occur around 2004, 40 years after the events of the story which happened in 1964.

I don't think that line about friendship was meant to be facetious. I think he was being sincere.

My quibble is with the use of the word "palindromic" which means the same backwards and forwards, not just something going backwards.

I wasn't sure if I had read this but after reading it am sure I hadn't. This was well written even if it didn't make much sense to me. I'll give it 4 stars. I agree with Heidi that the title is misleading. :)