Re: What would you do if you could travel in time for one hour--into the past and into the future?

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:22:21 +1100, "John" <john@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's the thing, isn't it?
The centre of the universe? Whatever likely frame of reference, it's
unlikely to be that the earth is at position 0/0/0.

Every other point is equally unlikely.

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