Indeed, the future has searched for history book's that were made in 2000 - 2010 (that is the part of history we lose). So far we have nothing, so I was sent back in time to find any evidence that this world line even exist's. As far as technology goes, you don't need a book to know how to build a radio, or T.V. some people just know. Those people help us to regain our knowledge after 2010, and pick up where we left off. For example, my father was alway's good with car's. After 2010 he helped other's with car knowledge to build car's. I bet you don't need a book for everything do you? If you do then maybe your not learning at all. Those book's were written by people who didn't have a book. People who knew from their own knowledge. Technology grow's from the human's knowledge.
True, but self-knowledge can only get you so far. This is why people take notes. I mean, I work on cars too, but I cannot remember every torque setting for every bolt on my engine. Every engine is different so that would be much to remember. My mechanic that I have for my drag car cannot even remember every little setting.
Also, books are written by people. So unless there is no one in the future above the age of 50, then I can not understand why no one knows what happened in this time period. We have a world of knowledge currently about what happened in ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, ect, and we didn’t need a time machine for that era. For the amount of knowledge to be lost during this era would almost seem impossible.
History books are written everyday. There are billions of them. So every school, library, internet site, and computer disappeared in your time, or??
There is one other thing that is bothering me that was said: Something about this small amount of interaction will not cause a ripple large enough to damage the future.
I am going to have to disagree with that. There is no such thing as a small ripple.
Example:
I am surfing the web and come across this site. Normally, I would just read a bit and continue on, but the thought or idea (or the chance to disprove a claim) that some one is from the future, intrigues me to stay longer. So I stay longer than I would have normally. Now, this is ok, but I am currently missing a date with my girlfriend. I jump up, get in the car and take off down the road because I am now late.
Now because I am late, I am driving recklessly, and hit some one and kill them.
The person I hit (we will call him bob) is a known rapist. Bob was supposed to be going to a victim’s house (we will call her Mary).
Bob was supposed to rape Mary, which would have caused her to attempt to kill herself. But she was stopped, and decides to try her life over again but in California. In California, she was supposed to meet a man and get married to him, and they were supposed to have a son. (ya see where this is going?)
But since I have killed Bob, none of these events will happen.
Well this is just me. I enjoy a good brainteaser.
Hope to learn more here.