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Complex Conceptions of Time with David Krakauer, Ted Chiang, David Wolpert, & James Gleick

COMPLEXITY

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What Is Einstein's Equation?

Einstein's equations allow for closed time like curves. This means that if you just accelerate your rocket in the correct way, you're never going faster than the speed of light or anything like that. If you don't view time as unfolding in this way, notion of free will loses all strength. It is actually inherent in the block universe. Arguably closed time cases make the teeny will case done.

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