FlashForward: Quantum Superposition Theory

Now that we now the main premise of “FlashForward” is course correction, quantum superposition seems like a plausible theory explaining the motivation behind the fabrication of the flashforward. The recent episode, in which the “Blue Hand” is revealed to be an organization dedicated to providing a support group for those who did not have a flashforward, answers some of the critical questions.

Quantum superposition theory assigns complex numbers, or probabilities to every possible situation. Because probabilities can be positive or negative, when the chances of a given situation happening increases, the probability of that situation happening goes down. What this means in reference to “FlashForward” is that technically, course correction, or changing the future is possible. Essentially, the flashforward decreased the probability of the future coming true by increasing the possibility of that future coming true.