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Jeff-Relf.Me, @. wrote:
> 
> Abhinav Lal wrote:
> > According to Eternalisim, all moments in time exist.
> > According to Presentism, only the present exists.
> >
> > I believe in Presentism, because I believe in free will,
> > and that the universe is non deterministic.
> > What do you believe in?
> 
> Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists.
> 
> Still:
> 
>   The ( four dimensional ) timescape is static, immutable;
>   the future is just as fixed as the past;
>   (semi)randomness is (semi)ignorance, nothing more.
> 
>   Humanity is just another way to consume exergy, like the stars.
> 
>   And there are many paths to follow; Science _Fiction is very profitable.
>   We get mad when our paths cross, like road rage,
>   but there's nothing anyone can do about it, nature programmed us.


Where, over here or over there?