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Time Really Passes, Science Can't Deny That

Nicolas Gisin

Abstract

Today's science provides quite a lean picture of time as a mere geometric evolution parameter. I argue that time is much richer. In particular, I argue that besides the geometric time, there is creative time, when objective chance events happen. The existence of the latter follows straight from the existence of free-will. Following the french philosopher Lequyer, I argue that free-will is a prerequisite for the possibility to have rational argumentations, hence can't be denied. Consequently, science can't deny the existence of creative time and thus that time really passes.

arXiv comments
Talk presented at the Conference "Time in Physics" at the ETH-Zurich, September 2015. 7 pages
Journal reference
DOI
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68655-4
Subjects
physics.hist-phHistory and Philosophy of Physics quant-phQuantum Physics

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  1. How real are real numbers? (2004) 1 comment

    • We should also mention Nicolas Gisin. One of his mantras is Time is real; Real numbers are not. He conceives of real numbers resulting from processes (approximations, relaxations, computable calculations) that unfold over time. So there is a Heisenbergish uncertainty principle…

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  2. Are real numbers really real? 2 comments

    • There are no equations and no citations to relevant formalisms so your guess is good as anyone's. The author had a spat with arXiv who, while not being a peer-reviewed venue do their best to keep out the crackpottery, rejected some of the stuff coming from his vicinity. Gisin's…

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    • > https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.01497 Note that this is in the "history and philosophy of physics" section of the arXiv, so it's not flooding the arXiv in general. I've heard a small handful of practical physicists complain that Ginsin is getting too much status by posting on the…

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