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Old 03-Jul-2006, 00:11
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Default Re: How would you define the future time?

Thank you Incognittum,
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Originally Posted by incognittum
As some have already answered the next minute/second would be the future.
The bad thing is, as I said, it follows that the present time can be only this millisecond. It doesn't make any sense to me.
I therefore prefer your present time, which is much longer:
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Originally Posted by incognittum
For instance; today, this week, at this hour, or this month even is the present, because you are within it.
However, I am afraid your present time contradicts your future time:
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Originally Posted by incognittum
If you say next week, in two hours, or later on, this is the future; it will take place sometime.
If "today" is present time, how can it be that "in two hours" is the future time? Do you mean the future time is within the present time? How can it be possible that I am within "today", but outside "in two hours"? Is "in two hours" outside "today"? I don't understand.
Or do you mean this "in two hours" sometimes won't take place? May you elaborate on this? Thank you very much.

Last edited by shun; 03-Jul-2006 at 00:18.
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