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rayshillay
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block universe theory?
Sorry everyone but I guess I just don't quite get the block universe theory. If the past, present, and future are all existing at the same time (me being born, me sitting in second grade, my death) then what would happen if I were to die in let's say 5 minutes.. What would happen to my consciousness? Would I just sort of be living the same life at some point in the past not knowing what happened? I've read that in the block universe "the fear of death is irrelevant". How could it be irrelevant if consciousness doesn't somehow go back to one of the time slices in the past? So yeah I know my question is lame but I just don't get what happens once the time comes when you experience your last few minutes and then die.
Sorry everyone but I guess I just don't quite get the block universe theory. If the past, present, and future are all existing at the same time (me being born, me sitting in second grade, my death) then what would happen if I were to die in let's say 5 minutes.. What would happen to my consciousness? Would I just sort of be living the same life at some point in the past not knowing what happened? I've read that in the block universe "the fear of death is irrelevant". How could it be irrelevant if consciousness doesn't somehow go back to one of the time slices in the past? So yeah I know my question is lame but I just don't get what happens once the time comes when you experience your last few minutes and then die.