there is no absolute "present" for the universe as a whole. And if God played chess, what would be his next move? We entertain the absolute/omniscient perspec

there is no absolute "present" for the universe as a whole. And if God played chess, what would be his next move? We entertain the absolute/omniscient perspective to discover answers in our simplest of games, where truth appears relative because our access to information is finite. I'm always a fan of applying that strategy to the bigger games. Physicists might benefit if they did the same, but I understand we are at the point where philosophical assumptions form the basis for many axioms.