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Manipulating time travel as a means to explain away anything is irresponsible and a poor way to make an argument. Any number of Serapy or Future Esthar's threads show how absolutely ridiculous it is. One can "prove" nearly any theory using such an argument. Given how ridiculous these arguments have become, I refuse to accept discussion of alternate time lines or other means of time travel as a way to effectively argue for the R=U Theory.
Similarly, the argument that FFVIII's world may function on an entirely different set of physical laws produces the same effect. One might use this theory to prove any other number of things.
Arguing for the validity of the R=U Theory inevitably dissolves into an argument revolving entirely around FFVIII's poorly defined diegesis. Since a diegesis, by definition, is information implied about a narrative's world, it is rarely sufficiently organized and defined to the point at which one may satisfactorily base a convincing argument upon it.
From what has been clearly established by Square Enix, in both the game and the Ultimania, it is impossible to prove the R=U Theory without resorting to unsound and grossly unproven theories about how time compression actually functions.
Time travel smurfing sucks.
