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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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eternalism
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Hermann_Minkowski
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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gptkb:growing_block_theory
presentism
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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gptkb:Arthur_Prior
presentists
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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metaphysics
philosophy of science
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gptkbp:describes
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the universe as a four-dimensional block
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gptkbp:discusses
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gptkb:David_Lewis
gptkb:Kurt_Gödel
gptkb:J.M.E._McTaggart
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gptkbp:field
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physics
philosophy of time
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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block universe theory
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gptkbp:implies
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all events are fixed in spacetime
no objective flow of time
no privileged present moment
time is another dimension like space
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gptkbp:influenced
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interpretations of relativity
philosophy of time travel
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:special_relativity
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:A-theory_of_time
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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gptkb:B-theory_of_time
determinism
spacetime
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gptkbp:requires
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past, present, and future all equally exist
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gptkbp:supports
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the reality of the future
the reality of the past
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:block_universe
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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