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Time & Eternity. Circular, linear, or multiversal? How should we measure time's passage?

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Aug 2, 2025 at 1:03am
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Time & Eternity. Is time circular, linear, or multiversal? How should we measure time's passage?

This is a massive topic. I am looking for writers to make decisions about the biggest questions about time and to justify those decisions with the authorities they recognise. Is there a beginning and an end, or just a circle of eternal recurrence? Does time only move forward? Is time just one dimension in a multidimensional universe/multiverse that we have only just begun to understand? What is the relationship between time and eternity? Does time have the same speed everywhere? How should we regard our measurement of time? With ten figures, we count it, with twelve obelisks, the Egyptians marked the passage of time in the night by the stars – hence the 24-hour day. The Babylonians used base 60, so we have 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute. We watch the cycles of the moon and the yearly orbit of the sun. Is this measurement meaningful or just a countdown to oblivion/torment/paradise? Should we regard the passage of time with despair or joy?
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