Does the Past Still Exist?
What it is
Sabine Hossenfelder explains how special relativity leads to the block universe, in which past, present and future all exist equally, and asks what that means for whether the past still exists.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters share it as a clear explanation of the block universe and relativity of simultaneity.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2022, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“This video by Sabine Hossenfelder explains it nicely”
Clear explanation of the Block Universe
glennonymous, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “Telling the Bees”
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Topics: block universe, relativity, spacetime, physics, philosophy of time
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