Eternalism
by Karen Casey-Smith
Title
Eternalism
Artist
Karen Casey-Smith
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
In this cracked, round, rear view mirror in its delightfully rusty frame, you can you can see not only where you are, but in front of you, and (through the mirror) behind you.
Taking that thought a step further, you might compare this to being in the present, while being able to also go into the past (remembering), and into the future (planning). Three points in time, past, present, and future, all existing simultaneously.
Eternalism is one philosophy of time that says all three points in time, past, present, and future, all exist at once, and which of these you perceive depends on the direction you look in. Eternalism considers time as another dimension where all points in time are equally valid frames of reference, or you might say, equally "real". Past and future aren't considered states of being, but directions.
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August 20th, 2012
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Ric Soulen
karen you find beauty in the most amazing places! : )
Karen Casey-Smith replied:
Thank you, Ric! This really caught my eye. It's a cool old circus truck that a friend inherited.
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