“If the Universe came to an end every time there was some uncertainty about
what had happened in it, it would never have got beyond the first picosecond.
And many of course don't. It's like a human body, you see. A few cuts and
bruises here and there don't hurt it. Not even major surgery if it's done
properly. Paradoxes are just the scar tissue. Time and space heal themselves
up around them and people simply remember a version of events which makes
as much sense as they require it to make.”
― Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency