On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 1:37 PM Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 12/20/2018 2:09 AM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > How is it imaginary if they later confirm it? i.e., they wait 1 year, > > and compare their readings from telescopes of things 1 ly away from > > them, and when they compare notes each one confirms that indeed their > > presents contained a different set of objects on that day 1 year ago > > when they crossed paths. > > If there was an event one light year away in one of their's "present" at > the time they passed, the other will not agree that it was in his > "present" at that moment. But they will agree on the event and it's > causal relation to other events...which is why physicsts don't assign > any significance to these subjective "presents". > > I agree, there is no physical significance to any "present", which is I prefer the block-time view. It is the simplest theory consistent with observations. It is simply a belief in "spacetime" without the added assumption that "things come into existence and then cease existing". Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
