ElI5: What Einstein meant by “the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion”.

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ElI5: What Einstein meant by “the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion”.

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It was sent in a condolences letter to a grieving family of his, now-dead, good friend.

It wasn’t meant as a philosophical statement on the nature of time. It was merely him saying that the dead in question would stay with them in spirit