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Time: Do the past, present, and future exist all at once? Big Think (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Sep 2021
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JenniferJuniper
(4,511 posts)1. I stongly recommend any of Dr. Robert Lanza's books
on the topic. I just finished "Beyond Biocentrism: Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death" and found it very accessible and thought provoking.
Irish_Dem
(46,995 posts)3. I looked up this book on Amazon and it looks very good.
I am going to order it for my Kindle.
It looks fascinating and also a good way to get some perspective as we face our current somewhat dismal reality.
PJMcK
(22,035 posts)2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
This idea was the plot of the series final episodes.
My opinion is that only the present exists.
Xoan
(25,320 posts)4. Which once?
ZZenith
(4,121 posts)5. I watched this yesterday.
No - wait. It was just a couple of minutes ago.
Javaman
(62,521 posts)7. You haven't seen it, yet you already did 😁nt
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)6. Mark Twain has already answered this:
and I quote: "Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once."