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by shsbdncudx 1241 days ago
You could do something on Alpha Centauri, instantly teleport back, and then make a bet on what’s going to be observed in 4 years time.
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You'd be seeing Earth's past at Alpha Centauri. You have only the information you take with you through the wormhole (the present), and information that has been travelling through space for 4 years (the past). You have no information from the future, and I've never seen a convincing argument as to how it would be possible to cheat this via instant travel.
That’s not what I meant, read the comment again