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    Retro-killing a person would require changing the past — Carmelics
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    Supports→A time traveler is unable to retro-kill a person who is alive at the time of the attempted killing

    Retro-killing a person would require changing the past

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    In sum, the consistency paradox is no paradox as long as you do not insist on changing the past. You are unable to change the past, and therefore you are unable to retro-kill anybody who is alive when you try to kill them. The paradox seems to arise only because you wrongly believe that you are able to do something you are unable to do.

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