The man in the moon is not really observing the future he just becomes aware of the event before the man on earth. If it wasn't light that was being transmitte

The man in the moon is not really observing the future he just becomes aware of the event before the man on earth. If it wasn't light that was being transmitted the man on the moon could warn the man on earth about what's happening before it's reaching him in the same way that people near the epicentre of an earthquake can use twitter to warn people further away before it hits: http://recovery.doi.gov/press/us-geological-survey-twitter-earthquake-detector-ted/ http://recovery.doi.gov/press/us-geological-survey-twitter-e...