There is no free will in Einstein's universe

In a block universe, the future is already written

Both philosophers and physicists have wondered about the implications of the block universe theory, which states that we live in a 4D world where there is no real passage of time. In this response piece to the recent IAI News Article Ethics, Death and the Block Universe, philosopher David Kyle Johnson argues that the block universe has radical implications for our experience of life, including death.

 

“This is indeed a disturbing universe” - Maggie Simpson

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