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In the insane vortex of the black hole interior, then, time’s arrow is twisted like a pretzel. If intelligence in the distant future ever learns to ride those currents—perhaps by the deliberate construction of a naked singularity, or a Tipler time gate (see below)—time travel may become commonplace. The ultimate absurdity of science fiction will be a matter of mundane fact.
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Stephen Hawking, 2nd Reith Lecture, 2016: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35421439
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Broderick, D. (2019). Closed Timelike Loops. In: The Time Machine Hypothesis. Science and Fiction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16178-1_3
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