I am asking about what the fact that a photograph and a physical space can exist, in what we perceive to be different moments in linear time (with the photo being made from what we regard as our primary, momentary reality) reveals about the creation of the past, present and future space, time and reality. And I want an answer about the physics of this, for example: how does a photograph I have in my hand now, showing a supposed time and space from the past, create that time and space? Considering time is now not thought to be linear anymore by many physicians.
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You seem very confused. To begin, consider how vision works. Your eye has a lens that focuses light from the subject of your gaze so that it forms an image on your retina. Your brain interprets the image to create the visual experience. A photo consists of a large number of coloured dots- loosely speaking- the pattern of which matches the image formed by the lens of a camera. The photo does not ‘create that time and space’. When you look at a photo your eye creates an image of it on your retina. Your brain interprets that image as a resemblance of the subject of the photograph.
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how does a photograph I have in my hand now, showing a supposed time and space from the past, create that time and space?
Having a photograph doesn't create anything. It's just a photograph, nothing more, nothing less.
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