I never said that it was a "red herring".
Atomic scientists have, in the most extreme conditions which our particle accelerators are able to create, observed the existence of sub-atomic particles which have been termed "Tachyons" -- particles which appear to exceed the Speed of Light, and whose atomic-decay appears to proceed in reverse compared to the normal measurement of Time.
I never said that was a "red herring".
I said that it is fundamentally irrelevant to the Central Question of Man's Standing before God:
At the End of the Day, that is ALL and ONLY what the Arminian is trying to accomplish -- a theological construct in which the unregenerate Fallen Man is STILL IN CONTROL.
The Construction of a Theological System which results in Unregenerate Man being in control of his own Salvation.
As I said, let's Cut to the Chase. Let's stop mucking around.
That, and only that, is all that Marlowe (and yourself, Xzins, though I say this without malice) are aiming for -- a Theological System in which the Unregenerate Man decides his own Salvation.
And that, exactly that, is what Calvinists and the Bible cannot permit you -- Calvinists must affirm the Truth of the Bible:
He must be Regenerated FIRST. He must be Born Again in order to Believe.
Everything else is adiaphora.
best, OP