{"id":140443,"date":"2022-06-12T10:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/what-is-time-professor-sean-carroll-explains-the-theories-of-presentism-and-eternalism"},"modified":"2022-06-12T10:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T15:07:05","slug":"what-is-time-professor-sean-carroll-explains-the-theories-of-presentism-and-eternalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/what-is-time-professor-sean-carroll-explains-the-theories-of-presentism-and-eternalism","title":{"rendered":"What Is Time? | Professor Sean Carroll explains the theories of Presentism and Eternalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MAScJvxCy2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s said that the clock is always ticking, but there\u2019s a chance that it isn\u2019t. The theory of \u201cpresentism\u201d states that the current moment is the only thing that\u2019s real, while \u201ceternalism\u201d is the belief that all existence in time is equally real. Find out if the future is really out there and predictable\u2014just don\u2019t tell us who wins the big game next year.<\/p>\n<p>This video is episode two from the series \u201cMysteries of Modern Physics: Time\u201d, Presented by Sean Carroll.<br \/> Learn more about the physics of time at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wondrium.com\/YouTube\">https:\/\/www.wondrium.com\/YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Science and Philosophy Combine When Studying Time.<br \/> 2:30 Experiments Prove Continuity of Time.<br \/> 6:47 Time Is Somewhat Predictable.<br \/> 8:10 Why We Think of Time Differently.<br \/> 8:49 Our Perception of Time Leads to Spacetime.<br \/> 11:54 We Dissect Presentism vs Eternalism.<br \/> 15:43 Memories and Items From the Past Make it More Real.<br \/> 17:47 Galileo Discovers Pendulum Speeds Are Identical.<br \/> 25:00 Thought Experiment: \u201cWhat if Time Stopped?\u201d<br \/> 29:07 Time Connects Us With the Outside World.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Wondrium on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you can enjoy a carefully curated selection of the history, science, and math videos you\u2019ve come to know and love from brands like The Great Courses, and more.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wanted to travel back in time, wondered about the science of life, wished for a better understanding of math, or dreamt of exploring the stars \u2026 then Wondrium will be your new favorite channel on YouTube!<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/what-is-time-professor-sean-carroll-explains-the-theories-of-presentism-and-eternalism\">Continue reading \u201cWhat Is Time? | Professor Sean Carroll explains the theories of Presentism and Eternalism\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s said that the clock is always ticking, but there\u2019s a chance that it isn\u2019t. The theory of \u201cpresentism\u201d states that the current moment is the only thing that\u2019s real, while \u201ceternalism\u201d is the belief that all existence in time is equally real. Find out if the future is really out there and predictable\u2014just don\u2019t [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2229,219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mathematics","category-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}