block view of time

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Subject: block view of time
From: "Stanley Chan" <stanleykmchan@ROGERS.COM>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:23:04 -0400
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Hi All,

Please help me to understand the following:

1) What is Block View of Time?

2) Why must it be understood from a four-dimensional viewpoint?

3) Why is it deterministic ?

4) Can one understand Block View of Time without much knowledge of GTR, STR and QM?

5) What are the implications of such a view of time?

Any help will be gratefully acknowledged.

Stanley

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