Julia A. Keirns
1 min readDec 16, 2024

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I don’t believe that time is fake.

Time is rooted in natural cycles and physics. Earth’s rotation and revolution say otherwise. Days are based on the Earth’s rotation on its axis, while years are based on its revolution around the Sun. These are measurable, real phenomena.
Lunar Cycles are the basis for months. Months originally aligned with the Moon’s phases, which are observable in the night sky.
Time allows us to measure change, motion, and causality. Without time, we cannot distinguish between cause and effect, or before and after. Even in physics, time is a fundamental dimension (Einstein’s theory of relativity).
Humans and animals follow circadian rhythms tied to the day and night cycle. Seasonal changes affect behaviors, migrations, and reproduction in many species. Aging itself demonstrates the passage of time in a tangible way.
While humans have created systems to measure and organize time (clocks and calendars), these tools are based on real cycles and phenomena.

I know that some humans argue time is “fake” because we assign meaning to it. While our measurement systems are constructed (such as 60 seconds in a minute), the underlying phenomena they describe are real.

Time is both a natural phenomenon and a human framework for understanding and interacting with reality. It’s as real as the forces of nature we observe and experience daily.

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Julia A. Keirns
Julia A. Keirns

Written by Julia A. Keirns

Currently living in an RV full time and traveling across North America. The goal is simply to write about it. Editor of Fiction Shorts, the Challenged, and ROD.

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