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The nature of the present (1205.0803v1)
Published 3 May 2012 in physics.hist-ph
Abstract: The feeling of a moving present or now' seems to form part of our most basic perceptions about reality. Such a present, however, is not reflected in any of our theories of the physical world. In this short note I argue for a tenseless view of time, where what we callthe present' is just an emergent secondary quality arising from the interaction of perceiving self-conscious individuals with their environment. I maintain that there is no flow of time, but just an ordered system of events.
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