"How Long is Now?" - Anthony Weston (Elon University)

Anthony Weston
Peabody Hall, Room 115
Anthony Weston
Elon University

Must we necessarily think of “Now” or “the Present Moment” as merely a split-second ridge between Past and Future? What if “Now” could be a lot longer – minutes, say, or even days? Or lifetimes? Or geological epochs? Are these coherent possibilities? How differently might we experience our lives, and the encompassing Earth, if we dramatically lengthen “Now”?