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    McTaggart's A-series generates contradictions precisely b... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→If two events are B-simultaneous and they B-occur, they are A-simultaneous.

    McTaggart's A-series generates contradictions precisely because 'now' shifts, meaning B-simultaneity cannot fix A-simultaneity without vicious regress.

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    • 1.The A-series requires 'now' to be an objective, privileged moment that continuously changes position in the sequence of events.
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    • 2.B-relations (earlier/later) are static and cannot account for the dynamic passage that 'now' supposedly exhibits without additional explanation.
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    • 3.Any attempt to explain 'now's' shift via B-relations merely relocates the problem rather than solving it, creating vicious circularity.
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    • 1.The regress objection assumes 'now' requires metaphysical grounding in B-relations, but 'now' may be purely indexical without generating contradiction.
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    • 2.B-series can consistently describe temporal order without the A-series; McTaggart conflates the metaphysical necessity of A-properties with their coherence.
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    • 3.The contradiction McTaggart identifies may reflect a semantic confusion about tense rather than a genuine logical impossibility in temporal reality.
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