Dear John, (01)
> 3D and 4D ontologies don't become relevant until you introduce
> clocks. And for some kinds of problems, metric time is more
> of a distraction than an aid. (02)
MW: Well that is not true. You can talk at least about 4D
ontologies without talking about clocks, before and after are
all you need. Clocks just provide a scale. (03)
Regards (04)
Matthew West
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http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/ (06)
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