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| 14014 | Space alone, and time alone, will fade away, and only their union has an independent reality |
| Full Idea: Henceforth, space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind of union of the two will preserve an independent reality. | |||
| From: Hermann Minkowski (Space and Time [1908], Intro) | |||
| A reaction: Notice the qualification that it is a 'kind of' union. Deep confusion arises from exaggerating the analogy between space and time. Craig Bourne remarks (2006:157) that this shows independence of measurement, not of reality |