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Why did Dr. Strange keep looking into the future after the snap?


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Doctor Strange seeing the one winning scenario, meant he kept looking into the future for 5 years after the snap where nothing was happening, until a rat presses the button to get Ant-Man out.



Where is the logic in that? The chances of that is way smaller than 1 in 14m.



Also, doing that to see it means he must have done it to other scenarios where nothing is happening at all, no rat and no Ant-Man, so how long did he look into those scenarios where no rat presses the button before he gives up and move on to the next possibility?










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Doctor Strange seeing the one winning scenario, meant he kept looking into the future for 5 years after the snap where nothing was happening, until a rat presses the button to get Ant-Man out.



Where is the logic in that? The chances of that is way smaller than 1 in 14m.



Also, doing that to see it means he must have done it to other scenarios where nothing is happening at all, no rat and no Ant-Man, so how long did he look into those scenarios where no rat presses the button before he gives up and move on to the next possibility?










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Doctor Strange seeing the one winning scenario, meant he kept looking into the future for 5 years after the snap where nothing was happening, until a rat presses the button to get Ant-Man out.



Where is the logic in that? The chances of that is way smaller than 1 in 14m.



Also, doing that to see it means he must have done it to other scenarios where nothing is happening at all, no rat and no Ant-Man, so how long did he look into those scenarios where no rat presses the button before he gives up and move on to the next possibility?










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Doctor Strange seeing the one winning scenario, meant he kept looking into the future for 5 years after the snap where nothing was happening, until a rat presses the button to get Ant-Man out.



Where is the logic in that? The chances of that is way smaller than 1 in 14m.



Also, doing that to see it means he must have done it to other scenarios where nothing is happening at all, no rat and no Ant-Man, so how long did he look into those scenarios where no rat presses the button before he gives up and move on to the next possibility?







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It's possible that it was easier for him than that. In the Dr. Strange movie, the Ancient One is unable to look into the future farther than her death. So possibly in Infinity War, Strange looks at 14 million sequences leading up to the Snap and only some of them result in him popping back into existence 5 years later. In other words, he could tell which future(s) worked because they're the only ones he was alive in.



Sort of a "Strong Dr. Strange-opic Principle" type analysis.



He didn't have to look at random sequences of events during the 5 year gap because the 5 year gap may have been completely invisible to him, as one of the Snapped. The majority of the futures he reviewed were probably variants of those leading up to the moment when he voluntarily trades the Time Stone for Tony's life.






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    Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

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  • @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

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  • @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

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It's likely that Strange, after seeing that the snap was essentially inevitable, looked specifically into Scott Lang's future considering that Pym Particles were critical to recovering the stones. This would mean that Strange would have observed the 5 year period as 5 hours much like Scott did.






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      It's possible that it was easier for him than that. In the Dr. Strange movie, the Ancient One is unable to look into the future farther than her death. So possibly in Infinity War, Strange looks at 14 million sequences leading up to the Snap and only some of them result in him popping back into existence 5 years later. In other words, he could tell which future(s) worked because they're the only ones he was alive in.



      Sort of a "Strong Dr. Strange-opic Principle" type analysis.



      He didn't have to look at random sequences of events during the 5 year gap because the 5 year gap may have been completely invisible to him, as one of the Snapped. The majority of the futures he reviewed were probably variants of those leading up to the moment when he voluntarily trades the Time Stone for Tony's life.






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        Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

        – Mocas
        4 hours ago












      • @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

        – tbrookside
        4 hours ago











      • I don't agree. Him rushing to control the sea wave hints to me that he saw a scenario where he has to do it or they lose.

        – Mocas
        3 hours ago











      • @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

        – tbrookside
        3 hours ago






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        Just to clarify, IIRC The Ancient One is unable to look into her own future past the point of her death; she's able to peer into the future of other things just fine.

        – TylerH
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      It's possible that it was easier for him than that. In the Dr. Strange movie, the Ancient One is unable to look into the future farther than her death. So possibly in Infinity War, Strange looks at 14 million sequences leading up to the Snap and only some of them result in him popping back into existence 5 years later. In other words, he could tell which future(s) worked because they're the only ones he was alive in.



      Sort of a "Strong Dr. Strange-opic Principle" type analysis.



      He didn't have to look at random sequences of events during the 5 year gap because the 5 year gap may have been completely invisible to him, as one of the Snapped. The majority of the futures he reviewed were probably variants of those leading up to the moment when he voluntarily trades the Time Stone for Tony's life.






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        Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

        – Mocas
        4 hours ago












      • @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

        – tbrookside
        4 hours ago











      • I don't agree. Him rushing to control the sea wave hints to me that he saw a scenario where he has to do it or they lose.

        – Mocas
        3 hours ago











      • @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

        – tbrookside
        3 hours ago






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        Just to clarify, IIRC The Ancient One is unable to look into her own future past the point of her death; she's able to peer into the future of other things just fine.

        – TylerH
        3 hours ago













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      It's possible that it was easier for him than that. In the Dr. Strange movie, the Ancient One is unable to look into the future farther than her death. So possibly in Infinity War, Strange looks at 14 million sequences leading up to the Snap and only some of them result in him popping back into existence 5 years later. In other words, he could tell which future(s) worked because they're the only ones he was alive in.



      Sort of a "Strong Dr. Strange-opic Principle" type analysis.



      He didn't have to look at random sequences of events during the 5 year gap because the 5 year gap may have been completely invisible to him, as one of the Snapped. The majority of the futures he reviewed were probably variants of those leading up to the moment when he voluntarily trades the Time Stone for Tony's life.






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      It's possible that it was easier for him than that. In the Dr. Strange movie, the Ancient One is unable to look into the future farther than her death. So possibly in Infinity War, Strange looks at 14 million sequences leading up to the Snap and only some of them result in him popping back into existence 5 years later. In other words, he could tell which future(s) worked because they're the only ones he was alive in.



      Sort of a "Strong Dr. Strange-opic Principle" type analysis.



      He didn't have to look at random sequences of events during the 5 year gap because the 5 year gap may have been completely invisible to him, as one of the Snapped. The majority of the futures he reviewed were probably variants of those leading up to the moment when he voluntarily trades the Time Stone for Tony's life.







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        Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

        – Mocas
        4 hours ago












      • @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

        – tbrookside
        4 hours ago











      • I don't agree. Him rushing to control the sea wave hints to me that he saw a scenario where he has to do it or they lose.

        – Mocas
        3 hours ago











      • @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

        – tbrookside
        3 hours ago






      • 2





        Just to clarify, IIRC The Ancient One is unable to look into her own future past the point of her death; she's able to peer into the future of other things just fine.

        – TylerH
        3 hours ago












      • 1





        Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

        – Mocas
        4 hours ago












      • @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

        – tbrookside
        4 hours ago











      • I don't agree. Him rushing to control the sea wave hints to me that he saw a scenario where he has to do it or they lose.

        – Mocas
        3 hours ago











      • @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

        – tbrookside
        3 hours ago






      • 2





        Just to clarify, IIRC The Ancient One is unable to look into her own future past the point of her death; she's able to peer into the future of other things just fine.

        – TylerH
        3 hours ago







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      Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

      – Mocas
      4 hours ago






      Dr Strange's answer to Iron-Man when he asked him if this is where they win suggests that it is not the only one scenario where he pops back into existence, I would think some of the 14m would be fighting Thanos and losing, ending with all of them diying.

      – Mocas
      4 hours ago














      @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

      – tbrookside
      4 hours ago





      @Mocas What you're saying makes sense, but Strange is only back in existence briefly before Thanos is defeated - and doesn't really seem to do much. If the post-Resurrection futures needed to be pruned or curated, he doesn't really give much indication of that - other than refusing to give Tony any information that might disrupt his choices.

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      I don't agree. Him rushing to control the sea wave hints to me that he saw a scenario where he has to do it or they lose.

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      I don't agree. Him rushing to control the sea wave hints to me that he saw a scenario where he has to do it or they lose.

      – Mocas
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      @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

      – tbrookside
      3 hours ago





      @Mocas Ah, good point. I hadn't remembered that he did that. That makes it reasonable that he examined at least a few futures involving his own resurrection. He doesn't have to review 5 years, though - more like ten minutes.

      – tbrookside
      3 hours ago




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      – TylerH
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