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The present (not the xmas kind) December 30, 2016 12:39 am mcfly

If Einstein is right about time–and the past, present and future all exist on the same footing–then why do we perceive ourselves as living in an infinitesimal sliver of time that we call the present?

If relativity is correct, why do we feel that the present is “real” and immediate, while the past is “behind us” and the future unwritten?

  • Einstein described the world as it is. by hank 2016-12-30 07:26:50
    • Thanks by mcfly 2016-12-30 14:34:35
      • Hey, don't ask me! by hank 2016-12-30 15:41:58
        • But your contributions have been thought-provoking and enjoyable! by mcfly 2016-12-30 22:31:35
        • And... by mcfly 2016-12-30 15:11:26
          • Einstein rejected the concept of simultaneity. by hank 2016-12-30 15:56:24

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