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Off Topic / Re: Help me prove that time exists
« on: October 05, 2014, 01:14:41 PM »One of my friends believes that time is an illusion - it doesn't exist as an actual force that can change anything. It's just a measurement of the chronological sequence of things
Time is like distance; a measurement invented by the brain. Let me give an example.
Distance in itself is not real but it will allow your brain to determine what it will take to reach a certain point within the universe. For example, it will take less energy to walk 10 kilometers than it would be to walk 15 kilometers.
On the other hand, time is not real but it allows your brain to determine the chronological order of things. For example, an event that happens in 10 minutes will occur sooner than something that will happen in 15 minutes.
So basically, time is the way your brain perceives chronological sequence. It is real to us, but the universe does not see time. Only computers such as your brain view chronological progression this way.