Full Idea
McTaggart objects, to Russell 1903, that change cannot consist of a conjunction of changeless facts.
Gist of Idea
How could change consist of a conjunction of changeless facts?
Source
report of J.M.E. McTaggart (The Nature of Existence vol.2 [1927]) by Robin Le Poidevin - Past, Present and Future of Debate about Tense 1 (b)
Book Reference
'Questions of Time and Tense', ed/tr. Le Poidevin,R [OUP 2002], p.16
A Reaction
I agree with McTaggart. Logicians like to model processes with domains of timeless entities, but it just won't do.
Related Idea
Idea 14168 Occupying a place and change are prior to motion, so motion is just occupying places at continuous times [Russell]