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You seem to be implying that without sentience, there is no existence.

Not at all ... in fact just the opposite. Quantum processes, which underlie all of what we might call existence, are atemporal. Along with universal instantiation, this allows for meaningful human experience, where our expressions influence subsequent events.

Coincidentally, this provocative article just appeared in the (free) Science X newsletter from PhysOrg a couple of days ago:

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-physicists-uncover-e...

Physicists uncover evidence of two arrows of time emerging from the quantum realm
What if time is not as fixed as we thought? Imagine that instead of flowing in one direction—from past to future—time could flow forward or backwards due to processes taking place at the quantum level. This is the thought-provoking discovery made by researchers at the University of Surrey, as a new study reveals that opposing arrows of time can theoretically emerge from certain quantum systems.

I'm not sure the article substantiates the conclusion provided in that summary, but quantum atemporality has long been recognized.

Tom

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