> I was always under the impression that time as we know it is merely an idea and variable we add to equations to explain the motion we perceive. We see one thi

> I was always under the impression that time as we know it is merely an idea and variable we add to equations to explain the motion we perceive. We see one thing happen after another thing, and conjure up the idea of time to capture a duration between the two occurrences. That makes about as much sense to me as claiming that space is merely an idea we've invented to account for our perception that things are in different places.