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torekp comments on Why is the A-Theory of Time Attractive? - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Tyrrell_McAllister 31 October 2014 11:11PM

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Comment author: torekp 03 November 2014 01:53:40AM 1 point [-]

Yes, in a vaguely comparable way that a different "theory" says the tree in the forest makes no sound, and another says that it does. The verbal problem in your example would center on "passes".

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 03 November 2014 10:15:01AM *  1 point [-]

Do you think there is an equivalence in this case?

Comment author: torekp 04 November 2014 01:10:12AM 1 point [-]

I dunno, are we talking about A-theory, or presentism, and which version? I'm ready to agree that there are at least some ways of formulating A-theory that don't have a B-equivalent.