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    It is not the case that B-theory eliminates genuine A-properties entirely, so 'B-occurring' events cannot instantiate A-simultaneity, which presupposes A-series reality.

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    • 1.B-theorists can define A-simultaneity structurally: events are A-simultaneous if they share identical temporal coordinates, requiring no A-series properties.
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    • 2.The claim confuses what makes A-properties real with what makes A-simultaneity intelligible; B-theory eliminates the former but needn't eliminate the latter concept.
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    • 3.Presentism (an A-theory) also struggles to ground A-simultaneity across distant events, suggesting the problem isn't unique to B-theory or about A-properties.
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    • 1.A-series properties (past, present, future) require objective temporal flow or becoming, which B-theory denies by treating all times as equally real.
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    • 2.A-simultaneity depends on a privileged present moment; B-theory's block universe makes all moments causally and ontologically equivalent, eliminating privilege.
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    • 3.If B-theory is true, temporal relations are purely structural (before/after); A-simultaneity requires temporal passage, a feature B-theory explicitly rejects.
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