# How does Invaders from the Infinite develop the theme of Time and Paradox?

> Invaders from the Infinite by John W. Campbell

## Answer

Invaders from the Infinite by John W. Campbell develops Time and Paradox across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

Time travel introduces complex paradoxes, such as characters influencing ancient myths and questioning causality, as when Arcot and his crew become the gods of early human civilizations, blurring the line between past and future.

The crew grapples with the paradox of existing 50,000 years before their own birth and the implications of altering history.

The crew's time travel causes them to become the origin of ancient myths, creating a causal loop where their future actions shape past legends.

Arcot and Morey discuss the implications of existing simultaneously in two time rates and the forced time slip when trying to coexist.

## Evidence

- [xiv-intergalactic-space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/invaders_from_the_infinite_se/chapters/xiv-intergalactic-space.md): The crew grapples with the paradox of existing 50,000 years before their own birth and the implications of altering history.
- [xv-all-powerful-gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/invaders_from_the_infinite_se/chapters/xv-all-powerful-gods.md): The crew's time travel causes them to become the origin of ancient myths, creating a causal loop where their future actions shape past legends.
- [xvi-home-again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/invaders_from_the_infinite_se/chapters/xvi-home-again.md): Arcot and Morey discuss the implications of existing simultaneously in two time rates and the forced time slip when trying to coexist.

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