A twisted fate
After reading this article I have a pretty confusing question.
Going for a blast into the real past
Lets say that there is a light on your desk. The light is attached to a button. If you push the button, then the light comes on about 5 seconds prior to the button being pushed. If you saw the light came on, and you knew that that light was caused by your impending future action, would you push the button?
Seems to me, every time the light came on, it would be a big dilemma for me. It would be so tempting to disconnect the effect from the cause, that I don't know if I could do it. The lamp would probably sit darkly on my desk because or my disobedience to the laws of nature.
Wait, you READ that article? After the first paragraph or two I was in scan mode.
Still, your question is interesting. I think that I would definitely NOT push the button, just to show that I could.
I think this concept worked out well for Bill and Ted.