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Originally Posted by tezu
Okarin accidentally switched timelines in the first episode, from the beta-timeline in which Kurisu dies to the alpha-timeline in which Mayuri dies. And then he got back to the original timeline, thus "saving" Mayuri by sacrificing Kurisu. But does he really "save" Mayuri? Interventions in the past make a timeline diverge in several timelines, isn't this right? So like John Titor said, if you go back in time to prevent a person getting killed, the timeline splits into two: one in which the person is alive and one in which the person is dead. The alpha-timeline still exists no matter where Okarin is so doesn't it mean that Mayuri still dies...? Does that mean that "saving Mayuri" just means to get the Okarin we know in a timeline where he doesn't see it?
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what you said is actually right. because Okarin has already observe them (Schrödinger's cat), they would had happened, so in one of the world Kurisu will die and in a 1000 world Mayuri will die. for the Mayushiis in those world, they will always observe themselves dying and stay dead as their world continue without them even after Okarin enter another timeline...
Steins Gate explaination model matches the "Many-worlds interpretation"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-wo...ntum_mechanics
which is they all exist but cannot be observed by each other...
with the exception of Okarin's memories... hence he becomes the "silent observer"