Originally Posted by
dawg80
It's not just fiction, like H. G. Wells, it's also scientific theory. Time travel, I mean. Of course, I say "theory" insomuch as it is not scientific law. Like other theories (the Big Bang, evolution, etc..) it is rooted in scientific principles, but remains unproven, thus not a scientific law.
Albert Einstein studied the possibility and it led to his Theory of Relativity. Einstein determined that time travel is "possible" because the physics/math supports it, and he could never find/prove it to be "impossible." It's a classic scientific "theory." Cannot categorically dismiss it due to lack of scientific proof. So the possibility remains. But, all that means is time travel is possible. It doesn't mean a time traveler would "miss" the Earth.