Re: How can there be such thing as the \"present time\"
Present time was just a moment ago.
If time is ever frozen though, then time will be Present still, just an another form -- frozen in time.
If one thinks of a Past event, is that in the Present Time, or if anyone tells of a future event coming up in the now, is that not in the Present Time?
Present Time defines a time when the event is occuring, as opposed to actually having been in the Past or will be in the Future.
And typing this response is in the Present Time, as the Now was also a moment ago, but new Nows always keep coming also.
So, we put a limit on what is considered the Present Time, and then we decide what is the Past Time, or what will be in the Future Time.
But Now and Present Time are different, depending on how many Nows of Time are included in the Present Time as defined by the conditions we give to the Present Time.
Now and Present Time can also be the same, if we wish it to be.
We put the boundary condition on Present Time, but Now Time is always just occuring, and disappearing.
Present Time can be a few hours to a few years, to a few seconds, or a few nanoseconds. We allow the human telling the event to define the Present Time.
All of this Post was in the Present Time, but there was many Now Times included also, but the number for Present Time is 1 while a measurement that we agree on would be a different number from 1 to infinity for the Now Time -- depending on how small the measurement of time we decide on to represent the Now Time.
When someone says Now -- then it is understood that it means "At this Time instantly", while the Present Time may be a varied value that is decided on by the human defining the Present Time.
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