Why Time Doesn't Actually Flow (And What That Means for How We Live)
Why Time Doesn't Actually Flow (And What That Means for How We Live)
The "Deep Dive" (Focus on the 4-Layer Theory)
We often feel like we are swimming in a river of time—moving from a vanished past into an unwritten future.
But modern physics suggests something radically different: The river is frozen. The "block" is fixed.
I’ve been going down a deep rabbit hole exploring the intersection of Quantum Mechanics, General
Relativity, and Neuroscience to understand the "Hard Problem of Time."
Here is the "Four-Layer Theory" of reality that reconciles what we feel with what we know:
1. The Foundation (Timelessness): At the quantum gravity level, time doesn't exist. The universe is a static state of pure potential.
2. The Mechanism (Entanglement): Time emerges only as a measure of correlation between quantum systems. It’s relational, not fundamental.
3. The Stage (The Block Universe): At the macroscopic level, the past, present, and future exist simultaneously in a 4D block. We aren't moving through time; we are embedded in it.
4. The Illusion (The Interface): Why does it feel like a flow? Because of "Predictive Processing." Our brains integrate sensory data over a
3-second window to create a navigable model of the world. The "flow" is just the heat of our own cognition updating the model.
The Takeaway:
If the past and future are equally real, we need to rethink our "routines." Efficient habits aren't just about saving time; they are about creating "Laminar Flow" in a chaotic universe—streamlining your path through the Block to focus your energy on the felt experience of now.
We are the universe experiencing its own static splendor as a story.
Read more here;
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bordode_productivity-entropy-physics-activity-7403718987534295040-KK7l?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAt6uLcB9eCXh00Vx5OVADPaaTkkR-5ZvjA
Science Focus -
Time might not exist – and we're starting to understand why
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/the-closer-we-look-at-time-the-stranger-it-gets?fbclid=IwVERDUAOjdH9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5vvLRiFF5ta-KWcQg-rpRkyo5lDjCamiMqw_bq7HDFryUn948AvXTi-GgyBg_aem_lc6Tk6eHiNTaEdGQEDDmPQ
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