Metaphysics and Theory of Relativity
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The theory of relativity, developed by Albert Einstein in the early 20th century, challenged traditional understandings of time and space by proposing that time and space are not absolute but are relative to reference frames and the mass-energy conditions in the universe. Philosophical doubts regarding the nature of time and spacetime have sparked debates in multiple directions, especially concerning the reality of time, which may either be merely an experiential structure of human perception or something
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