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Re: Time: Eternalisim and Presentism

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Dne 03/06/2017 v 00:59 alal65536@gmail.com napsal(a):
> According to Eternalisim, all moments in time already exist.  According to Presentism, only the present exists.  Some physicists believe in Eternalism, and it is supported by special relativity.  Some neuroscientists believe in Presentism.
> 
> I believe in Presentism, because I believe in free will, and that the universe is non deterministic.  What do you believe in?
> 

IMHO, the post belongs rather to a philosophy or
religion. Science is not primarily about believe.

Science is about modelling reality behaviour
and confronting the model predictive output with observations.

Note that modern quantum physics is based on Special relativity
and is still non deterministic. What it would not,
if future already existed.


-- 
Poutnik ( The Pilgrim, Der Wanderer )

A wise man guards words he says,
as they say about him more,
than he says about the subject.

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Time: Eternalisim and Presentism alal65536@gmail.com - 2017-06-02 15:59 -0700
  Re: Time: Eternalisim and Presentism Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 07:52 +0200
    Re: Time: Eternalisim and Presentism Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 09:30 +0200
  Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-03 19:35 -0700
    Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-06-05 07:14 -0500
      Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-06-05 12:02 -0400
      Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-05 11:20 -0700
        Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-06-05 13:23 -0500
          Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-05 14:16 -0700
            Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-06-05 19:05 -0400
              Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-06-06 07:00 -0500
                Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-06-06 20:26 -0400
          Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-06-05 23:21 +0000
            Re: Only "the present" ( a sea of "here and now" events ) exists. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-06-06 06:57 -0500
  Re: Time: Eternalisim and Presentism Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 06:34 +0200
  Re: Time: Eternalisim and Presentism Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2017-06-05 14:42 -0700

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