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“(...) but no, ends must not be permitted to precede beginnings and middles, even if recent scientific experiments have shown us that within certain types of closed systems, under intense pressure, time can be persuaded to run backwards, so that effects precede their causes.” quote by Salman Rushdie
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““(...) but no, ends must not be permitted to precede beginnings and middles, even if recent scientific experiments have shown us that within certain types of closed systems, under intense pressure, time can be persuaded to run backwards, so that effects precede their causes.””

Salman Rushdie

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This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Time can be reversed in extreme conditions, challenging cause‑effect order.

In simple terms: Extreme pressure can make effects precede causes.

Key Takeaway

Question linear time.

Themes

time causality science

Mood

speculative thought‑provoking

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • theoretical physics
  • creative writing
  • philosophical debate

Key Concepts

physics philosophy fiction

Questions to Reflect On

  • What would a world with reversed causality feel like?
  • How does this idea affect free will?
A Different Perspective

Scientific evidence for reversed causality is speculative.

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