ontological paradox

The main elements usually include time travel. For example, a character going back or forward in time. Another element is the alteration of events. When the time - traveling character changes something in the past or future, it often leads to the paradox. Also, there's the existence of the character itself. Their actions in time can make their own existence or the reason for their time - traveling actions seem impossible, like in a story where a time traveler prevents their own birth.

Here is an ontological time paradox story. A man finds a strange device that allows him to send messages back in time. He sends a message to his younger self warning about a future event that would cause him great harm. His younger self heeds the warning and avoids the event. But then, the future from which the original message was sent no longer exists because the event didn't happen. So, how could the message have been sent in the first place? This is the essence of the ontological time paradox in this story.

One characteristic is the exploration of the nature of reality. For example, in some ontological fiction novels, the boundaries between dreams and reality are blurred, making readers question what is truly real.

One well - known ontological fiction novel is 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams. It plays with concepts of reality and existence in a very humorous and thought - provoking way.

The 'paradox of fiction' is a philosophical conundrum. We are aware that fiction is not real; it's a creation of the imagination. However, we often have strong emotional reactions to it. Consider horror movies. We know the monsters aren't real, yet we still feel fear. This shows that there is a disconnect between our cognitive understanding of the fictional nature of something and our emotional responses to it.

A different approach is self - correction. In some time travel paradox fictions, the universe has a way of self - correcting. So if you try to create a grandfather - paradox - like situation, some force in the universe will prevent you from doing so. It could be something as simple as events conspiring to stop you from making that final, paradox - creating action, like your gun jamming when you try to shoot your grandfather in the past.

The following are all interesting problems: Grandfather's Paragon: A philosopher who studied time travel proposed a contradiction. He believed that if time travel was possible, a person could go back in time and kill his grandfather to avoid being born. But if he killed his grandfather, he would not be born, so time travel itself became a contradiction. The Barber's Paragon: This Paragon originated from a town where there was only one hairdresser. He told the townspeople that if he didn't cut his hair, he wouldn't be a hairdresser anymore, so he had to cut his hair. But if he cuts his hair, then he is no longer a hairdresser, so he must not cut his hair. This contradiction showed that the self-contradiction of some assumptions could lead to logical confusion. 3 Infinite Monkey Theorems: This theorem states that if a monkey presses a key an infinite number of times in an infinite monkey experiment, it will produce a complete work of William shakespeare. This contradiction showed that in some cases, the infinite possibilities of logic could lead to the wrong result. 4 Grandfather Paragon: This is similar to the Grandfather Paragon but it involves two grandfathers. If a person could go back in time and kill his grandfather, then he would not be born, so his other grandfather must die, but because his other grandfather was dead, he could not be born, so he must kill his own grandfather. This contradiction showed that the self-contradiction of some assumptions could lead to logical confusion.

The 'paradox of life story' could refer to the contradictions often found within one's life narrative. For example, a person may strive for success but find that the more they achieve materially, the less satisfied they feel on an emotional level. It's like chasing a dream only to realize that the chase itself has changed you in unexpected ways that might not all be positive.

You can start by creating characters or situations that seem contradictory at first but make sense when explored deeper. For example, a hero who has to do something bad to achieve a greater good.

The Flashpoint Paradox takes inspiration from the comics but makes certain changes to fit the cinematic or storytelling needs. Some elements might be similar, but there are notable variations.