What was Einstein’s meaning of time when he says time is only an illusion.

Question

“The distinction between the past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”

In: Physics

Answer 1

According to the theories of Einstein, all time exists at once, and is a meaningless concept outside of the human perception. There is no distinction between any events aside from what humans experience. The universe doesn’t give a shit what year it is. It exists in a state of eternal timelessness. This is why time is referred to as a 4th dimension.