A specific type of Black Swan Event scenario where even the knowledge that something is possible presents incredible danger, making it difficult for the discoverers to seek counsel on how to handle the information, and leaving them with the ethical dilemma of whether to share the information (and hope people police how its used), destroy their findings (prisoner's dilemma that it may be rediscovered by someone else later), or guard the secret to the grave.
Named after the Deplorable Word from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew, where in the universe of Charn, there existed a single spell which, if uttered, would instantly exterminate all life in said universe, except its speaker (ultimately used by Queen Jadis to this effect, who would go on to be the White Witch). Prior, wiser Kings and Queens knew it existed and banned even seeking knowledge of it.
Named after the Deplorable Word from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew, where in the universe of Charn, there existed a single spell which, if uttered, would instantly exterminate all life in said universe, except its speaker (ultimately used by Queen Jadis to this effect, who would go on to be the White Witch). Prior, wiser Kings and Queens knew it existed and banned even seeking knowledge of it.
The discovery of the incredible amount of energy released by Nuclear Fission and its potential for use in weapons presented a Deplorable Word Scenario for its discoverers. If they kept quiet and burned their research, how long would it be before someone else discovered it? How long would it be before someone used it?
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Get the Deplorable Word Scenario mug.A framework proposing that even in faster-than-light travel, causality is conserved—not violated, just transformed. The Theory of Conservation of Causality in FTL Scenarios suggests that FTL doesn't create paradoxes because causality, like energy, has a budget. You can spend it, move it around, but you can't destroy it. In FTL travel, causal influence might be redistributed across spacetime in ways we don't yet understand—but the total causal structure remains constant. The theory resolves the classic "FTL equals time travel" paradox by positing that causality is conserved: any apparent backward causation is balanced by forward causation elsewhere. You can't kill your grandfather because causality has a budget, and that transaction would overdraw the account.
Theory of Conservation of Causality in FTL Scenarios "They said FTL means time travel—therefore impossible. Conservation of Causality says: maybe causality is conserved, like energy. The ship goes FTL, but somewhere, somehow, causality balances the books. No paradox, just physics we don't yet understand. You can't kill your grandfather because causality won't approve the transaction."
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A framework asserting that causality is preserved absolutely, even under FTL conditions—meaning that no matter how fast you travel, cause will always precede effect in all reference frames. The Theory of Preservation of Causality in FTL Scenarios suggests that FTL doesn't lead to paradox because there's a deeper structure—perhaps a privileged frame, perhaps quantum consistency—that ensures causal order remains intact. Unlike conservation (which allows transformation), preservation insists on invariance: causality is not just balanced but maintained. FTL might be possible, but it will never allow you to change the past because causality itself prevents it.
Theory of Preservation of Causality in FTL Scenarios "Warp drive engaged—faster than light, but when they arrived, they hadn't caused anything that wasn't already caused. Preservation of Causality says: FTL doesn't break causality; it just bends around it. The universe has safeguards. You can go fast, but you can't outrun cause and effect. They're always ahead of you, waiting."
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Theory of Elasticity of Causality in FTL Scenarios "The ship returned before it left—or so it seemed. Elasticity of Causality says: causality stretched, like a rubber band, during the FTL flight. When the journey ended, it snapped back. No paradox, just elasticity. The question is how far you can stretch it before it breaks—and no one wants to find out."
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