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Philosophy

defacto7

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1. Sorry, but all I see is metaphysics.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 12:27 AM

Apr 2013

He sounds to me as if he is defending a hidden agenda because his arguments are pulled out of a set of his own predetermined assumptions. Then it circles through a maze until time is almost a mystical apparition. I have no interest in a process that creates scientific theory with idea-surfing. That's for Si-fi.

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Article: Controversially, Physicist Argues Time Is Real [View all] ismnotwasm Apr 2013 OP

Sorry, but all I see is metaphysics. defacto7 Apr 2013 #1

I always assumed time was simply our perception of motion in... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #2

The video at the Perimeter Institute was good bananas Apr 2013 #3

to me Time is as Real as it gets and, everything else is the illusion. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #4