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The past light cone of an object constrains what past events can affect an object regardless of whether the object has awareness of not. So you don’t need memory to experience time, even if you need memory to understand it.



That's a very interesting point. I had never considered it. I have always conflated the perception of change with change itself.

What you wrote was quite profound to me! Thanks.




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