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It's been several years and I'm not fresh enough to summarize it, but some time ago I read Carlo Rovelli's "The Order of Time" which is a pop science book on wh

It's been several years and I'm not fresh enough to summarize it, but some time ago I read Carlo Rovelli's "The Order of Time" which is a pop science book on why that isn't true. Ymmv. I'm sure many reading this know more than I do about the topic.

layer8 1y ago
Carlo Rovelli's book is idiosyncratic, it doesn't reflect scientific consensus on the matter.
- asveikau 1y ago
  Care to give a specific example?
  - layer8 1y ago
    It’s more a philosophical book than a physics book. I’ve only skimmed it, but it presents philosophical views that don’t reflect a scientific consensus.