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There’s no such thing as time


Or at least, its is emergent rather than fundamental – as time works in different ways in relativity and quantum theory. In relativity, the passage of time is different for people moving relative to one another, so there is no absolute measure of time.

In quantum theory, it’s even less well defined: time doesn’t even figure as something that gets measured. Quantum theory might be able to tell you where an electron is, but it can’t tell you how long it’s been there.

One radical solution to the problem is to view time as a concept that humans have made up. If it doesn’t play a fundamental, well-defined role in the processes of the universe, maybe our theories can do without it altogether.

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