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Sir T Special user 535 Posts |
Ok this became a very hot topic at a recent event I was attending, in a nutshell (Taken from this site: http://www.johntitor.com/HomePage.htm )
THE TIME TRAVEL TALE OF JOHN TITOR 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. Unfortunately, I never spoke directly to John Titor but there are many out there who have and continue to wonder about their experience. As you get deeper into this site, you will find his posts, links to other sites about him, downloads and speculative information attributed to him after he left. I have taken the posts and organized them by date and subject. My editorial work is copyrighted but the unedited posts and the people who experienced it are in the public domain can be found on other sites listed inside. There is a ton of information about this on line, but this is not my point for posting this. After doing a lot of research and going through my tome of books, I discovered, I had two books that give a nice outline on how to accomplish this hoax/stunt, for which I was well pleased. My question is, has anyone heard of this guy? And what do you think of this as a stunt? I personally loved it and find it to be a nice example of the verbal perdiction, misinformation, cold reading, truly an amazing story worth, ones time to read about. ME |
Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
Yes Sir T
I've heard of him! It was on Coast to Coast I believe. I guess the question that I have is what two books you are referring to? The story is a rather thought provoking one. Very strange, since he is alive right now in this time...right? Dave
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Sir T Special user 535 Posts |
Actually, he has left our time, by way of the story as told! I may have to break down and buy the book about him, with all the posts, for easier referance.
If you have the two books, you would know it, I am not listing them at this time, as I am working on an outline from them, for which, we may get a rather nice laugh out of. However, if you had them you would know. |
Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
My library is VERY small. After reading some of these posts that were made, I see the Y2K predictions as a HUGE problem when considering the truthfullness of John Titor.
As to him still being here...He would be a small child in this time right now, wouldn't he? On the other hand....If this IS a HOAX then the hoaxer could probably make a few "BIG" bucks by comming clean...Wouldn't he? Books...Movies...Lectures on the gullability(SP) of Americans...?
THE MAN THE SKEPTICS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS.. The Worlds Foremost Authority on Houdini's Life after Death.....
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Jim Reynolds Elite user Special Guest 431 Posts |
I have heard of John Titor as well. Last I heard, he has 'disappeared'. Whether this is a hoax or not, the idea of time travel has been gaining more acceptance among physicist.
"Time travel" is sort of misleading as it is really about going to a different "Time Line" using the gravitaitonal pull of a black hole. In other words, it is not like the movie Back to the Future where you can change your current situation by going back in time. There are multiple Time Lines to travel to, and each one is a little different. So the theory goes. So John Titor may be a kid now, but only on this "Time Line". He may not grow up to be a time traveler and/or may have a different name. Heady stuff... |
scott b. Special user 732 Posts |
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On 2004-09-18 23:26, Slim King wrote: I believe he is alive in our time, BUT his army unit that he was in had changed his name so 'John Titor' is not his real name. Read about this a lot around a year ago.
Thanks! Scott B.
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Rob Johnston Inner circle Utah 2060 Posts |
I have listened to a lot of broadcasts regarding this guy on Coast to Coast.
It is fascinating. If you look at TITOR....think about the acroynomous and other meanings.
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