You should remember, though, that this is a game, and what may or may not be true in our world is not necesarily so in the world of FFVIII. Our experiences in our world can be misleading when trying to explain the occurances in the world of FFVIII.
I realise this. That is why I made special note in the beginning to make it clear that none of the theories posted within were rooted in physics from the real world. Everything in there is based on a combination of what the game tells us in conjunction with logic and common sense. Funnily enough, certainly conclusions reached are similar to the real world(ie. time is relative for instance), but these are similarities reached from wildly different backgrounds.

Now, the use of something like Chaos theory might then seem to make me a bit of a hypocrite, but I merely think that in essence, Chaos theory is nothing but pure logic. Particles interact. Great changes are caused by particles interacting. One single particle may thus easily be the key particle in causing huge change, even if it's just a single particle. It's like the drop which tips the cup, you know?

Is anyone else really sick of the umbrella excuse "it's just a game"?
Well, I believe the phrase should be kept in mind to the extent that FF8 theories should not initially be based on real world physics. But that's all.