Re: Understand...!!!!

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From: Patrick Taylor
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 02:50

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In article <1992Sep26.204345.1200@prim> prim!dave@germany.eu.net (Dave Griffiths) writes:

>aside from the mathematical definition of time as a variable in your
>calculations, what _is_ time? 

Time is an illusion.  Lunchtime doubly so.

>Given that most physics is time reversible,
>how do you know that you're going forward in time?

Because it's closer to lunchtime.

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