And yet, with all we do know about it, it is very difficult to properly define or understand time. We tend to treat it as if it were a commodity over which we held some form of control, which we, of course, do not. Nor could we ever exert any control over time, unless that were of its perception, and even then, control extends only to our abilities to perceive the passage of time, and not to time itself… no, not at all. Even with computer enhancement, we can only see how time affects things in increasingly smaller units, and even that is an observation of a material’s reaction to time as a stimulus, not any relevant observation based upon any capacity to change time itself.

Time travel is a scientific preoccupation that takes much cranial horsepower that could likely be spent as a wiser investment on more useful pursuits. As an exotic form of science fiction, it is an acceptable form of entertainment. In most possible scenarios, it is just too difficult to achieve a travel event that is not catastrophic. Or, even if it were possible, you could not do anything to change the past that would not disrupt the future! And you know how, whenever faced with a choice, humans unerringly choose the right path first… (NOT!)

Hmmmmm…

OK, because it is not in our nature to leave well enough alone, let’s try to find a way to consider this time business that doesn’t lead to paradox.