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Re:Problem of Time by ISL on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:43PM (#22787488)
Even if it is an ordered series of events, why does it appear to have a direction to the ordering?
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Re:Problem of Time by stagas on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:51PM (#22787559)
The direction is purely philosophical. Things are changing from one state to the other. Even if it was backwards, you'd still convince yourself that it is the forward way. Things simply change.
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Re:Problem of Time by DrFell on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:55PM (#22787583)
Causality, I guess would be my answer there.
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Re:Problem of Time by AnimalMuppet on Sunday April 05, 2020 @03:42PM (#22787998)
But in your view of time, what is causality? Can it even exist?
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