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Originally posted by netbound
For "time" to be "real", wouldn't you expect there to exist an atom or quantum of time?
Originally posted by Loki
The passage of time is all around us, whether we see it or not. Or maybe I'm just not understanding the question?
en.wikipedia.org...
Traditionally, physicists have counted four interactions: gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force and the strong nuclear force. The magnitude and behavior varies greatly as can be seen in the table above. Yet, it is strongly believed that three of them are manifestations of a single, more fundamental, interaction.
Originally posted by syrinx high priest
I would argue any example of movement is proof of time. movement inherently involves speed, and distance, so movement proves time exists
Originally posted by Quest
If at any given instant out minds are set in a way that we remember things, that doesn't mean those things are "past" and gone forever.
What if we are just a series of instances that are always there, but some have knowledge, "past" knowledge of other states.