[ExI] New article about the Block Universe

[Jason Resch]

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 4:11 PM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Welcome to the Block Universe
> Where time is an illusion, reality just is, and you can see yourself as
> eternal
> By Jo Marchant, March 17, 2026
>
> <https://nautil.us/welcome-to-the-block-universe-1278973>
> Quote:
> Called the “block universe,” it is essentially a static brick that
> encompasses all of space and all of time. Rather than a
> three-­dimensional place that evolves, the block universe is a static,
> four-dimensional entity (the fourth dimension being time). You can
> imagine it as a vast block of glass or ice, stretching out in every
> direction in space as well as back and forth in time, containing all
> the connections and events that make up the universe.
> --------------------
>
> Interesting article.  Max Tegmark is quoted.
> BillK


Thanks for sharing that Bill!

It is a good article for describing what the block universe idea is, but I
found it lacking in giving any reasons for why physicists choose to believe
it over the conventional presentist view.

If one were interested in the reasons for a block universe, and why
relativity so strongly suggests it, I have written an article to that
effect here: https://alwaysasking.com/what-is-time/

Jason
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