Sara Walker views time not as linear clock time, but as causal time, reflecting the complex, non-linear nature of the world.
She points out that throughout physics history, every theory effectively invents its own concept of time, often influenced by the culture and technology of its period.
Walker connects Newtonian time to the clockwork universe and suggests that causal time arises from the combinatorial complexity we experience.
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Sara Walker discusses the importance of viewing life and consciousness through the lens of assembly theory, arguing that our understanding of alien life, the origin of life, and consciousness itself could be fundamentally expanded by examining the combinatorial possibilities within chemical and informational spaces on Earth, rather than searching outer space. This presentation was recorded at MindFest, held at Florida Atlantic University, CENTER FOR THE FUTURE MIND, spearheaded by Susan Schneider.