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10. Sean Carrol! This TEDx talk is a gem.

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:11 AM

Jan 2018

Love the guy.

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Why Does Time Exist at All? [View all] Xipe Totec Jan 2018 OP

Time exists so everything doesn't happen at once. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1

Time and Brain - The illusion of now Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #2

Ocelot: SCantiGOP Jan 2018 #8

Don't remember where I heard it, but it always made sense to me. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #11

"Time is what a clock measures." Igel Jan 2018 #29

But it did ... once. defacto7 Jan 2018 #21

Usually attributed to Woody Allen. eppur_se_muova Jan 2018 #25

So I know True Dough Jan 2018 #3

When will then be now? Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #4

Ha ha! n/t True Dough Jan 2018 #7

LOL MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #9

It's an illusion promoted by the clock cabal. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #5

I knew it! Or, will have now would know it Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #6

Sean Carrol! This TEDx talk is a gem. longship Jan 2018 #10

Without time we could never be on time which Would mean... Kablooie Jan 2018 #12

Does anybody really know what time it is? Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #13

The question assumes that there is a reason for time. Doodley Jan 2018 #14

probabilistic creation lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #15

Because it's time. Lint Head Jan 2018 #16

If there are different planes of existence, where different Lint Head Jan 2018 #18

Fascinating. Thank you for posting. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #19

The question is, is time a thing. defacto7 Jan 2018 #22

Concepts are not things Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #32

There is time because there is movement. world wide wally Jan 2018 #23

That's only true for Fermions. DetlefK Jan 2018 #26

The universe is not expanding... Rollo Jan 2018 #24

Without TIME, there would be no Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #27

... Javaman Jan 2018 #28

Answer is, no, nobody really knows what time it is. Trust me; Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #31

To which I reply, Igel Jan 2018 #30