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    It is not the case that If time exists as a B-series dimension—as defended by Russell, Mellor, and Price—then P4's conditional 'if time does not pass, it does not exist' is simply false.

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    • 1.Even B-theorists acknowledge temporal structure requires some asymmetry (causation, entropy); pure dimensional equivalence is unstable.
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    • 2.The claim that B-series time 'exists' may beg the question—it assumes tenseless existence is genuinely temporal, not merely spatial.
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    • 3.P4's conditional might be true on a reading where 'passing' captures something B-theorists can't eliminate: directional flow.
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    • 1.B-series ontology treats all temporal positions symmetrically; past, present, future equally exist without privileged now.
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    • 2.If time exists as a dimension (like space), then existence doesn't require passage; the dimension simply is, unchanging.
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    • 3.P4 conflates 'passing' (a psychological or A-series feature) with 'existing'; B-theorists reject this identification entirely.
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