Post by Ragebox on Oct 5, 2003 1:43:28 GMT -5
I just happened to stumble upon this website this afternoon and, though I am still very skeptical, I find it thoroughly fascinating.
Although there is debate over the exact date it started, on November 02, 2000, a person calling themselves Timetravel_0, and later John Titor, started posting on a public forum that he was a time traveler from the year 2036.
One of the first things he did was post pictures of his time machine and its operations manual. As the weeks went by, more and more people began questioning him about why he was here, the physics of time travel and his thoughts about our time. He also posted on other forums including the old Art Bell site. In his posts John Titor entertained, angered, frightened and even belittled those who engaged him in conversation.
On March 24, 2001, John Titor told us he would be leaving our time and returning to 2036. After that, he was never heard from again. Speculation and investigation about who John Titor was and why he was online continues to this day.
Although it may be easy to dismiss all this as science fiction, most people who read his posts agree that there is something very haunting about John Titor and what he said. In addition, and open to more debate, he also made a series of predictions and comments that eerily seem to be coming true.
It may seem outrageous, and I'm not necessarily saying I believe this or not. Odds are it's a hoax, albeit a very good one. But...you never know. I'm trying to be openminded about all this. After all, there's information galore, predictions that almost seem almost valid, and even photographic evidence of this John character's "time machine". But is it really believable?
According to JT, the United States will be involved in a civil war beginning in year 2005. Now, if by some amazing miracle this event really does occur, what then of the multi-verse theory? Could that debate safely be put to rest? And would it not be unreasonable to suppose that the rest of Titor's predictions may be legitimate as well?
Whatever the validity of this tale, it sure makes for an interesting read.
Quite bizarre indeed.
