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Re:A neural code for time and space in the human brain [pdf] by thomastjeffery on Monday March 11, 2024 @11:18AM (#39669293)
Time is a dimension of space. We are falling through time just like the other 3. The only way to know you are falling is to see something that isn't. The tick of a clock draws a boundary in time just like a pen draws a line on a page.
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Re:A neural code for time and space in the human brain [pdf] by Gooblebrai on Monday March 11, 2024 @08:04PM (#39674620)
> way to know you are falling is to see something that isn't

What would one of those things be?

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Re:A neural code for time and space in the human brain [pdf] by thomastjeffery on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @11:39AM (#39680829)
Something that isn't falling with us? The night sky.
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