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The time illusion how your brain creates now
Quote:  "We tend to think of it [now] as this current instant, a moment with no duration. But if now were timeless, we wouldn’t experience a succession of nows as time passing. Neither would we be able to perceive things like motion. We couldn’t operate in the world if the present had no duration. So how long is it [now]?"

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I am a heron in galoshes stepping across pond one by one on lily pads that grumble: "Hurry Up, Hurry Up, Time's up!" "Only 3 minutes here, Remember! Move on, now!" ------------------ 10 August 2017

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Date: 8/10/2017 6:49:00 AM
What's with the three minute limit? Was there something the Herons had that made those lily pads grumble?
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John Anderson
Date: 8/10/2017 1:19:00 PM
It is all revealed in the link provided to an article in New Scientist. Cheers
Date: 8/9/2017 4:38:00 PM
Very cute, John! I like it!
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