Does the past still exist?

[Anonymous]

Explain

Yes the past still exists!

No it does not exist!

[jshm2]

Depends on your worldview.

In terms of spacetime : The past would technically still exist, just as the future already exists, but somewhere other than where we are now present.

But for the Abrahamic faiths it's not so simple.

[CountryWanderer]

The past exists because it leaves a permanent shape on the space-time continuum. This world is persistent. What's already happened can't be undone

[SaoirseS]

The past does not exist in real time, because it is overcome by the present, which will become the past once overtaken by the future. All we have to remind us of the past are artifacts, memories, and records.

[dustybiker]

Only as long as we remember and continue to learn from it.

[OfDeath]

No. You'll probably get a few people telling you that because of the time it takes light to travel, ones position in the universe would allow them to view past events from all time as long as they had an imaginary all powerful telescope. Unfortunately, that isn't all of the science behind it. Ths simplest way to explain it is if one was to travel to that place, even going at the speed of light it wouldn't bring one to a past event.

[sawno]

Yes, the effects of the past exist. If the past did not exist you would not be able to accomplish anything because everything would be reset the moment you wake up.

[Paul_in_Indy]

It does if we capture it. This is the reason that documenting and recording is so important for us.

[OlderAndWiser]

I know time strictly through my experience of it, but I do not understand it at all.

[18Uma21]

Some philosophers say the past is dead. Some say past still exists. I believe past is dead and not real anymore

[AndrésC64]

https://youtu.be/EagNUvNfsUI

It depends on the observer.

[mT2359]

No. It exists in our memories. Not in real time. That is why it is called the Past. Coz it has gone past.

[Talia808]

traveling threw space

[NathanDavis]

yes, it exists... in the past

[Gooddaze]

Sure does. It’s called History.

[strateguy632]

no ,

[call_me_scar]

Define exist