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I'm reading through that paper, and there's a passage I don't understand:
'In particular, nothing in physical equations that deal with time says that the past is more
certain than the future, just like nothing in physical equations that deal with space says
that the left is more certain than the right, or just like that nothing in physical equations
that deal with temperature says that a lower temperature is more certain than a higher
temperature. In other words, nothing in these equations says that time, unlike other
variables, has a property of “lapsing” or “flowing”.'
What is meant by "more certain" in this context? the paper goes on about "time lapsing" all the way through so I'm stuck here.
'In particular, nothing in physical equations that deal with time says that the past is more
certain than the future, just like nothing in physical equations that deal with space says
that the left is more certain than the right, or just like that nothing in physical equations
that deal with temperature says that a lower temperature is more certain than a higher
temperature. In other words, nothing in these equations says that time, unlike other
variables, has a property of “lapsing” or “flowing”.'
What is meant by "more certain" in this context? the paper goes on about "time lapsing" all the way through so I'm stuck here.