Growing block universe

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The growing block universe, or the growing block view, is a theory of time arguing that the past and present both exist, while the future does not yet exist. The present is the perpetuating factor of time, where new moments are added to the past. By the passage of time more of the world comes into being; therefore, the block universe is said to be growing. The growth of the block is supposed to happen in the present, a very thin slice of <a href="/facts/Spacetime/uRIN1x4b">spacetime</a>, where more of spacetime is continually coming into being. Growing block theory should not be confused with <a href="/facts/Eternalism_(philosophy_of_time)/eoqPNMA5">block universe theory</a>, also known as eternalism.
</p><p>The growing block view is an alternative to both <a href="/facts/Eternalism_(philosophy_of_time)/eoqPNMA5">eternalism</a> (according to which past, present, and future all exist) and <a href="/facts/Presentism_(philosophy_of_time)/0ANn9R9c">presentism</a> (according to which only the present exists). It is held to be closer to <a href="/facts/Common_sense/TlPpRoAx">common-sense</a> intuitions than the alternatives. <a href="/facts/C._D._Broad/GatR3jMM">C. D. Broad</a> was a proponent of the theory (1923). Some modern defenders are <a href="/facts/Michael_Tooley/aG3zn173">Michael Tooley</a> (in 1997) and <a href="/facts/Peter_Forrest_(philosopher)/IQmWDRVj">Peter Forrest</a> (in 2004). Fabrice Correia and Sven Rosenkranz (2015) have developed their own distinctive view of this theory.
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Growing block universe open-in-new

Growing block universe