Hector:

I urge you to read my Post to Peter (about four above your post). This states my arguments in brief. It also points up the " Primacy of Existence over

Consciousness", i.e., Existence existed before man, ands his consciousness, existed. If you believe, as I do, that Existence is infinite and eternal, then time has no real meaning, any more that a kilometer, other than as a way that man can comprehend Existence.

I haven't yet studied your essay but will before long. Until then,

My best to you.

Jim Wright

Dear James,

I have now finished reviewing all 180 essays for the contest and appreciate your contribution to this competition.

I have been thoroughly impressed at the breadth, depth and quality of the ideas represented in this contest. In true academic spirit, if you have not yet reviewed my essay, I invite you to do so and leave your comments.

You can find the latest version of my essay here:

http://fqxi.org/data/forum-attachments/Borrill-TimeOne-V1.1a.pdf

(sorry if the fqxi web site splits this url up, I haven't figured out a way to not make it do that).

May the best essays win!

Kind regards,

Paul Borrill

paul at borrill dot com