Different observers moving at different velocities through space will divide spacetime into space and time components differently, and there is no objective universal fact about what is happening simultaneously at distant locations—simultaneity is observer-dependent.

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Sean Carroll

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different people, different observers moving in different ways through the universe will divide it up into space and time differently. There's no objective true fact about when I snap my fingers now what's happening light years away.

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Sean Carroll: Einstein’s most radical thoughtBig Think
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:47:10 AM

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