given the chance, would you turn back time?

[Alan]

If the laws of physics broke down and for some strange reason you had a single chance to turn back the clock and for the sake of this thread lets assume we remove the last 10 years of your life - would you ?

If you did - would you change anything ? would you warn people of events that have transpired in those 10 years (london tube / trade towers etc.) How would you feel if someone you saved was the keystone to a major world changing event which resulted in the suffering of thousands.

If you didn't - why not ? do you believe we learn from our experiences in life and you shouldn't change the past, things happen for a reason and we have no right to dabble.

 

[leviathane]

corse i'd go back in time, but not saying why that's personal.

 

[Alan]

corse i'd go back in time, but not saying why that's personal.

Well everyone has things in their past they want to change, but the big question is - should you ?

We are all stronger people from learning from those mistakes - what if the same situation arises later but with a greater detrimental result.

 

[lilmissnaughty]

nah i dont view my life ten years ago through rose tinted spectacles so it would be no different in terms of better/worse times then i have now.
everyone has stuff they wish they coulda changed throughout their life tbh from large events to small stuff like wishing u hadnt laughed when ur friend asked if they looked fat in that outfit.unfortunately as u cant go back an make everything perfect u just gotta except the stuff that has happened and learn from it.
u cant change ur past but u can shape ur future.
no point getting hung up on regret thats what midlife crises are made of

 

[Dracus]

Im torn tbh, I lost about 3 years of my life for reasons I wont go into here, but still not sure I would..the 7 before that were the best time in my life(so far, touch wood).

So prolly wouldnt

/Dracus

 

[soze]

I would like too but i don't think i could cope with the responsibility of knowing what will happen, World Trade Centers London Mumbai bombing ect. Plus can you imagine what would happen if you went to the CIA and said oi btw the world trade center will get blown up on september 11th you would get arrested and butt fooked befor you get finished.

So if i could write a note that said buy a euro millions ticket with these numbers on this day, and try harder in school and pick a job early and stick to it, but forget everything else i would go back if not then no.

 

[Amildin]

hmm, couple of birds i would have pulled. Maybe put a biiiiiiiig bet on something to be minted, the usual

 

[Hansmoleman]

yes i would go back in time, but i wouldn't warn people of the terrorist attacks etc, sounds selfish but think of it, people will laugh you off as being a fool and then when it does happen you are number 1 suspect getting tortured etc..

 

[Alan]

Im torn tbh, I lost about 3 years of my life for reasons I wont go into here, but still not sure I would..the 7 before that were the best time in my life(so far, touch wood).

So prolly wouldnt

/Dracus

And those 3 years tought you a valuable lesson no doubt, personaly for me - I'd love to go back, but not to change anything, just to relive those times and observe.

Changing the guidelines a bit I would LOVE to go back to the old victorian times for a day just to live and interact with people from that era, This is probably going to sound really morbid but equally I would like to be around on Sept 11th but the temptation to change the past would be very hard to resist - and if I could Should I ?

 

[Dracus]

Ow and evolution would prolly make the world completely different if you just changed 1 single miniscule thing (something about a butterfly causing an earthquake or summit...tired...ask me about it tomoz)

/Dracus

 

[leviathane]

you know what...i'd go back to the Future xD

 

[Dracus]

you know what...i'd go back to the Future xD

Arf, wish I'd said that The passed is but prologue!

MJF rules!

/Dracus

 

[leviathane]

someone had to say it

 

[Bugz]

I would like to turn back time and make all the bad things I did good, but I do feel they have taught me some incredible lessons. I may have made a mistake or did a bad thing for a selective thing but that experiance has made me learn never to do it again.

Turning back time would also remove the value of life in my opinion. Not knowing what to expect, aswell as being able to make bad and right choices is such a big part of leading life. If you did good constantly and saved the world by telling them of the ten years of events, then sure, morally you've done amazingly well, but in the mental context you've achieved a lot less.

I'm also a firm believer of the fact that everything happens for a reason. The Trade Centre is a good example. It triggered the Iraq invasion. That event, even though it caused significant losses, triggered something else. Me viewing inappropiate things at school ages ago, triggered the fact that I didn't get buttraped in the huge school crackdown. Everything runs off another thing. And that's the why life works.

 

[cHodAX]

I would go back and milk it for everything I could, that doesn't make me a bad person does it?

 

[Dracus]

I believe a sorta famous quote is: Life is what happens when you're planning your future....might have been a corny movie, but what the hey.

/Dracus

 

[Rinusch]

If i could make that 11 years idd go back in time and kick my oldest sister shitless, would save my parents and me a load of trouble in the years after

 

[Dandare]

Yeah would love to,
I would not have married my ex-wife.
I would not have gone into the chemical industry.
I would not have had any tattoo's at all.
But having said that I probably would have made other mistakes anyway lol!
Not got any major regrets in my past apart from ex-wife!!! <slaaaaaaggg>
I think it has made me a better person etc and made me what I am today
As for warning people of the stuff up and coming hmmmm tricky one that.

 

[pikeh]

I would'nt go back. The tempation to change anything would be too hard, and it wouldnt be my place to change anything. I know it sounds selfish but what if the sept 11th didnt take place? would there have been another disaster somewhere else killing double the amount?
Im happy right now with my life, i can change a couple of things, but i wouldnt need to go to the past to do that. The present is here and now and we have to adapt and learn and enjoy it.

 

[DocWolfe]

like cho said I would go back and bone that bird one last time, or dump a bird before she dumps me. Finally approach that girl who I didn't have the nerve to when I was 15.

Ok mostly women/sex related

 

[Alan]

Would you knock on the heavy oaken door of a certain house in Pudding Land on September the 1st 1666
"Excuse me Mr Farynor I couldnt help but notice a small flume of smoke from your shop below, did you by chance forget to douse the fires of your oven before closing tonight?"

Would you approach Timothy McCarthy on April the 14th 1912
"I'm sorry sir, there appears to have been a double booking. I'm afraid cabin E-46 has been double booked, here is a full refund of £51 and 17 shillings"

Could you honestly stand there as Charles Burlingame lovingly gave his wife a peck on the cheak then turned his attention to his new Grandson "See you in 3 days" then entered Washington airport to pilot Flight 77 on September 11th 2001


I know I said i would go back and observe history, but knowing the facts and getting more personal - could you resist?

 

[Neffneff]

PROVIDING i entered the past with my current knowledge and experience (ie lessons alrdy learned) yes, YES i would go back, i would change soo many things, yet i would also go out of my way to make sure some things happened as before (good n bad together)

i would make something of my education, such vast amounts of wasted potential. I would have stuck with my original job (in the computer industry when it was just taking off in a big way), i would of been more practical early on, i wouldnt have had so many stigmas? about many issues/subjects that were not warranted.

I would in NO way change my past relationships, i would make sure as hell even if i we're a billionaire that i was to meet and persue my wife, have my 2 children and all the baggage and "downs" that come with them.

i would take better care of my health, i would never START smoking, and i would eat well, and exercise consistantly

mostly i would just change my early attitude, and work harder, cleverer and with more of a forward plan towards my career.

and due to human nature i would also invest in a few things

 

[Bugz]

Would you knock on the heavy oaken door of a certain house in Pudding Land on September the 1st 1666
"Excuse me Mr Farynor I couldnt help but notice a small flume of smoke from your shop below, did you by chance forget to douse the fires of your oven before closing tonight?"

Would you approach Timothy McCarthy on April the 14th 1912
"I'm sorry sir, there appears to have been a double booking. I'm afraid cabin E-46 has been double booked, here is a full refund of £51 and 17 shillings"

Could you honestly stand there as Charles Burlingame lovingly gave his wife a peck on the cheak then turned his attention to his new Grandson "See you in 3 days" then entered Washington airport to pilot Flight 77 on September 11th 2001


I know I said i would go back and observe history, but knowing the facts and getting more personal - could you resist?

Personally, I feel changing such dramatic things is like changing fate.

 

[pikeh]

Would you knock on the heavy oaken door of a certain house in Pudding Land on September the 1st 1666
"Excuse me Mr Farynor I couldnt help but notice a small flume of smoke from your shop below, did you by chance forget to douse the fires of your oven before closing tonight?"

Would you approach Timothy McCarthy on April the 14th 1912
"I'm sorry sir, there appears to have been a double booking. I'm afraid cabin E-46 has been double booked, here is a full refund of £51 and 17 shillings"

Could you honestly stand there as Charles Burlingame lovingly gave his wife a peck on the cheak then turned his attention to his new Grandson "See you in 3 days" then entered Washington airport to pilot Flight 77 on September 11th 2001


I know I said i would go back and observe history, but knowing the facts and getting more personal - could you resist?

i think it would be nigh on impossible to resist. But where would it stop?
Would you go on a crusade to right all the wrongs in the past 10 years?

 

[Neffneff]

fate is certain, the ONLY thing about fate that isnt certain, is its timing.

think that one over for a bit.

 

[Bugz]

fate is certain, the ONLY thing about fate that isnt certain, is its timing.

think that one over for a bit.

That doesn't justify you trying to advoid fate.

Fate was certain for those when they boarded the plane, they just didn't know it.

My own view is saving peoples lifes when they should have died (as sick as it sounds) may end up like tht Final Destination movie, where everything just goes titsup.

 

[Dracus]

Would you knock on the heavy oaken door of a certain house in Pudding Land on September the 1st 1666
"Excuse me Mr Farynor I couldnt help but notice a small flume of smoke from your shop below, did you by chance forget to douse the fires of your oven before closing tonight?"

Would you approach Timothy McCarthy on April the 14th 1912
"I'm sorry sir, there appears to have been a double booking. I'm afraid cabin E-46 has been double booked, here is a full refund of £51 and 17 shillings"

Could you honestly stand there as Charles Burlingame lovingly gave his wife a peck on the cheak then turned his attention to his new Grandson "See you in 3 days" then entered Washington airport to pilot Flight 77 on September 11th 2001


I know I said i would go back and observe history, but knowing the facts and getting more personal - could you resist?

Curiosity killed the Tears

As mentioned, the best reason for NOT intervening, would be the fact you could make matters even worse! imagine trying to stop Hitler and instead of a huge WW2 you get WW3 10 years later :touch:

Or as you mention Tears, going back even further and undoing things which lead to your own birth? isnt that a cataclysmic image

Coz then you couldnt go back to change the things that caused you not to be born....urf...getting dizzy now.

/Dracus

 

[pikeh]

yeh you wouldnt have to change just one point. you would have to change every single other point up until the present.

 

[pikeh]

I reckon Tears has invented a time machine or smt....

 

[Alan]

Curiosity killed the Tears

As mentioned, the best reason for NOT intervening, would be the fact you could make matters even worse! imagine trying to stop Hitler and instead of a huge WW2 you get WW3 10 years later :touch:

If we didnt have WW2 chances are we wouldnt have much of the technology used today, and that technology has saved lives, interesting dilemma isnt it - save a life in the past, loose a life in the future.