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DR in perspective? theory

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morriswalters:
Whatever Harry might change, it must justify the book that it happens in. He also must know that he has to do it.

Heinlein did this by having the traveler find evidence that he had done something in the past that he hadn't done yet in his present. In the story he discovers a patent in his name for a machine he had thought about but hadn't yet built.

Mira:

--- Quote from: morriswalters on September 04, 2021, 02:50:37 AM ---Whatever Harry might change, it must justify the book that it happens in. He also must know that he has to do it.

Heinlein did this by having the traveler find evidence that he had done something in the past that he hadn't done yet in his present. In the story he discovers a patent in his name for a machine he had thought about but hadn't yet built.

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That is where Dr Who is different, the Doctor travels through time in his TARDIS, but most of the time it isn't personal.  He travels to study and learn, though yeah, in the end he does change things, that is what got him into trouble in the first place.  Though from time to time he is given a mission, like finding the Key to Time...

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