From: The Mechanics of Time: Calendar Systems and Human Perception
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Under the philosophical framework of Presentism, only the immediate moment exists, meaning all past and future calculations are purely cognitive fabrications. From this view, alternative mathematical temporal systems are no less real than standard calendars; both are merely conceptual maps laid over a singular present reality.

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Supporting arguments

  • Physical time does not possess an inherent, linear direction.
  • Calendars are arbitrary metric systems applied to change.
  • Subjective temporal experience holds primary epistemological validity.
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