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  • I’d say that none of it is in the now, because it all involves distance and time. All those “nows” are different yes but also the “now” at the tip of my nose is different than the “now” inside my eye, is different than the “now” in different parts of my brain. And all of those are different than the “now” that I believe myself to be experiencing. And all of these things are in the past.


  • Hawke@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldHmmmm!
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    Our conceptual understanding of what “the present” means does not align with the facts.

    The problem with redefining “the present” to mean “our perceived present” is that any reaction we take is already too late. The stuff we experience as “now” is done and gone. Just like if the sun suddenly went out, we would not notice it for 8 minutes or so, but there would be no possible reaction to it to try to “fix” or otherwise change it. It would have already happened.

    Edit; also my point is just that the comic is correct except for the titles. Move the text and images to left, and it’s correct.