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What if time was circular? That in the future all matter becomes compressed smaller than this period.

Then the process begins all over again, and that is the solution to the problem of infinite regress? It's counter intuitive but as NDT said, "the universe is under no obligation to make sense to you"
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Peaceful · F
What if time doesn't exist? It seems us humans are the only ones that implement this human construct to attempt to make sense of things.
ButterRobot · 51-55, M
@Peaceful Look at your watch...it exists !
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@Peaceful We're the only ones, that we know of, who've articulated it, but all species operate under the perception of time, from heartbeats to feeding times to mating cycles to pollination.
Peaceful · F
@ButterRobot human construct 😑
Peaceful · F
@Sicarium that would be energy, intuition, not a designation.
ButterRobot · 51-55, M
We labelled it yes...but if time didn't exist then everything would need to be unchanging. There would be no time to make changes in.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@Peaceful Yeah, does that make it any less real though? Even if humans weren't around, a wolf would have a consistent heartbeat. There wouldn't be anyone around to articulate (designate) time, but time would still be at play.
Peaceful · F
@Sicarium a wolf doesn't think about it's heartbeat. See the difference?
Peaceful · F
@ButterRobot everything changes, we chose to use units of time.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@Peaceful You're right, the wolf doesn't think about time. It doesn't articulate time or describe time. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that even if the wolf has no knowledge or understanding of time it is still operating inside of time.

A wolf has no knowledge or understanding of gravity. That doesn't mean it's going to float off into space.
Peaceful · F
@Sicarium a wolf just is. Like all animals except humans that have needed a linear time line to place more importance on itself. 🤷