Is the Future Already Set?
February 6, 2017 1:07 PM Subscribe
Is the Future Already Set?
We think the past is immutable and the future is yet to be written. But is that an illusion? Einstein's special relativity suggests that it is, as I explain in this short animated video produced in collaboration with BBC Earth.
Also featuring: space invaders! 🚀🚀🚀
First in a new series.
If you're concerned about free will, please don't be: this isn't an ironclad argument for the future being predetermined. And even if it were, that wouldn't necessarily preclude the possibility of free will.
We think the past is immutable and the future is yet to be written. But is that an illusion? Einstein's special relativity suggests that it is, as I explain in this short animated video produced in collaboration with BBC Earth.
Also featuring: space invaders! 🚀🚀🚀
First in a new series.
If you're concerned about free will, please don't be: this isn't an ironclad argument for the future being predetermined. And even if it were, that wouldn't necessarily preclude the possibility of free will.
Role: science communicator
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