Past, present and future is just an illusion. Time is relative.

Sep 24, 2026 · 8:47 PM UTC

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Fasle. Time is absolute. It's a sequence of universe states - “now”. General relativity describes clock tick rates, not time itself. Clock tick rates depend on particle energy, which depends on local matter density. Local matter density is what we call “curved spacetime.” The variation in clock tick rates is “time dilation” - caused by differences in the energy of clock particles and Quantum Zeno effect. (Quantum Zeno effect is when "observation" - interaction - slows down quantum processes).
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So, if I'm throwing rancid catfish at you, would you rather I stop now, a minute ago, or in the future?
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It’s an illusion that we share by agreement so that we can better communicate.
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It’s more a case of the present moment being all there is in the physical world. Past and future are artifacts of consciousness and exist only in memory and imagination.
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Individually, we experience only sequenced occurrences of thoughts. Our experience of things and events are as determined by thoughts. Can take it further... but who cares?
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Based on the influence a person has, time dilation is attainable.
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So, you’re saying time is my ugly step sister?
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i see it as a horizontal line and our whole life has already happened, but we can't rewind or fast-forward
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just because its relative doesnt mean its an illusion dumbass. time still passes no matter how u experince it
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What, were you late to a meeting or something? Lol. Weird thing for an engineer to say. A useful and necessary illusion, at least for the time being. 🤣
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Albert Einstein
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Einstein's big theory makes your watch look so dumb!
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Depends on how close to a strong gravitational field you are...
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if it is relative then how is it illusion? lol
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The future influences the past.
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Ah the eternal “now.”
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Time doesn't exist either, it's just a pattern obtained through measurement
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You have to look back, to see forward
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Exactly, finally someone said my mind.
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Depends on the observer
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Absolutely relative
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Tell this to someone who isn't over 40 botboy.
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Bro, stay in your lane. This is the most un-engineering thing I've heard this week
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Es ist immer jetzt.
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Tout est relatif 😂😂
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Yeah ok. So what do we do with that?!
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It's related to entropy
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