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Philosophy of space and time

Philosophy of space and time is thinking about what space and time are and why they are the way they are. Space is like a big empty area that everything fits in. Time is like a big clock that measures how long things take. People have different ideas about space and time, but most people agree that space and time are connected - things happen in space over a period of time, so they can be studied together. Philosophers have asked questions like: Is space infinite or does it have an end? Does time stand still or does it move forward? Is time the same for everyone or does it move differently for different people? Thinking about questions like these helps us to understand how space and time work and how we relate to them.