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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Time
  • Theoretical Physics

Background:

  • The
  • two times problem
  • highlights the discrepancy between objective physical time and subjective temporal experiences.
  • Reconciling manifest time, including the flow of time and subjective experiences, is crucial.
  • Existing models like the Information Gathering and Utilizing System (IGUS) robot address aspects of time but require enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To offer a solution to the
  • two times problem
  • by proposing a unified model of manifest time.
  • To enhance the IGUS model to incorporate both veridical and illusory aspects of temporal experience.
  • To explain the relationship between physical time, natural selection, and subjective temporal perception.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing an enhanced dualistic Information Gathering and Utilizing System (IGUS) robot model.
  • Integrating concepts from spacetime cosmologies and natural selection.
  • Building upon prior experimental findings related to temporal perception.

Main Results:

  • The proposed model presents a unified view of manifest time, encompassing both objective and subjective aspects.
  • The veridical system reflects physical spacetime, while the illusory system, shaped by natural selection, enhances adaptive behavior.
  • The dualistic IGUS robot accounts for all significant temporal experiences, resolving the conflict between objective and subjective time.

Conclusions:

  • There is a single fundamental physical time, not two opposing temporal realities.
  • The illusory experience of time serves functional and adaptive purposes, enhancing subjective experience and behavior.
  • This unified model reframes the
  • two times problem
  • as a phenomenon rather than an intractable problem, with future experiments proposed for verification.