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Through the Doors of Perception

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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Is There Time Out There?

There is time out there, but not all minutes feel the same to us. People will often talk about experiences where time slowed right down because they were really afraid. One of the chief ways that we work out how much time we feel has passed is by how many new memories we've made. Is there any sense in which it's a real effect? In i was talking to a friend of mine who said that if he fell off a mountain, he fell from about forty feet up. He had all the time in the world to e pick a spot to land basely. I think he ended at breaking both his ankles, but he didn't land on his head.

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