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226 - David Builes: The Metaphysics of Time and Consciousness
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The Present is Not an Extended Dimension
The nature of time raises questions about the duration of the present, which varies based on whether one views space and time as discrete or continuous. In a discrete framework, concepts like Planck time suggest a finite duration for the present. Conversely, in a continuous perspective, the notion of the present as being temporally extended is deemed incorrect; time should not be perceived as a dimension in which events are stretched. Instead, while change is a constant aspect of existence, time does not operate in a tangible dimension like space does.
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