On 13 Jan 2021 at 12:54:35 GMT, The Natural Philosopher 
wrote:

> On 12/01/2021 19:57, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>  On 12 Jan 2021 19:00:21 GMT
>>  TimS  wrote:
>>
>>>  If you're one of those who is going to accept that it all started  in
>>>  4004 BC, then it would be equally valid to accept that it all started 2
>>>  seconds ago, no I mean 3, sorry, no hold on, 4 secs ago.
>>
>>   Why go for such extravagance ? All that's required is now.
>>
> Indeed. And that is not inconsistent with some interpretations of the
> world, where time space and the material world are simply a rather
> inadequate  way of relating to the Mysterious All.
>
> A view that is becoming less inconsistent with science the more physics
> pushes the limits of quantum reality...

Of course, at any point in history one could take the view that Now is good
enough, and that any inconsistencies we observe are just us noticing the folks
at Reality Control adjusting the scenery.

In fact for us today, we'd not have to bother worrying about dark matter
keeping the galaxies together, because they were only created 10**-43 secs ago
and that in a million years held together only by Newton/Einstein they will
fly apart doesn't matter. Convenient that!

--
Tim

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