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The '''Butterfly effect''', often witnessed in [[secular]] [[science fiction]] stories, describes the possibility of a person traveling back in time, and inadvertently changing some miniscule thing in the past — such as [[murder|killing]] a [[butterfly]] — that has momentous consequences as time goes by, so that the he returns to a radically altered [[future]].

The '''Butterfly effect''' is the essence of [[Chaos Theory]]. It holds that a system can be sensitve to intial conditions. Such systems can become unstable over time, such as the [[weather]] and gives rise to the notion that a [[Butterfly]] flapping its wings in [[New York]] can cause a [[hurricane]] in the [[pacific]]<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/beffect.html</ref>.

Most agree that this scenario is not only patently absurd, but harmful to the development and upbringing of [[children]] and other like-minded individuals. The [[Bible]] describes only [[Jesus]]<ref>"Before [[Abraham]] was born, I am", [[John]] 8:58</ref> and [[God]]<ref>"I the LORD do not change", [[Malachi]] 3:6</ref> as capable of [[time travel]]. Despite this assertion, the Butterfly Effect makes appearances in many [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] films (most of which have been condemned by the [[Vatican]]), including:

The butterfly effect is usually found in [[science fiction]] stories and [[movies]]. It describes the possibility of a person traveling back in time, and inadvertently changing some miniscule thing in the past &mdash; such as [[murder|killing]] a [[butterfly]] &mdash; that has momentous consequences as time goes by, so that the he returns to a radically altered [[future]].

 

Movies of this type include:

*''[[It's A Wonderful Life]]''

*''[[It's A Wonderful Life]]''