Time Travel and Paradoxes

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter was to gain a deeper understanding of the paradoxes surrounding time travel, and to explore how students view libraries as a source of knowledge for both the past and the future. A survey research design was adopted, and the results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Of the 384 surveyed, the findings revealed that students occasionally use libraries for research purposes, both for exploring the past and envisioning the future. This indicates support for libraries as a viable alternative solution to the paradoxes of time travel. Although students held the belief that time travel will be possible in the future, they also expressed support for government funding of libraries, to make them more suitable for historical and futuristic research. Therefore, it is recommended that government funding be made available to libraries, with the aim of equipping them with state-of-the-art technologies that will enhance their suitability for research.