If there is no distinction between the present and other times, then yes.Suppose I am an ontological nihilist who believes that nothing exists, including events. In that sense, all events have the same ontological status, that of not existing. Would that count as "eternalism" then under your view? — Mr Bee
I've defended the opposite side of that argument. I don't think relativity contradicts presentism, however much I think presentism is nonsense. The two view make all the same empirical predictions, and theory of relativity is an empirical theory, not a metaphysical interpretation.there simply is no choice but to be a B-theorist since the discovery of relativity. Presentism simply doesn't work. — Inis
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