Every decision is irreversible because time is linear
Evidence
Sunstein emphasizes the point: “Because time is linear, every decision is, in an intelligible sense, irreversible.” — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 1264
Categorization
- XREF: Echoes the impossibility of true impact measurement that Armstrong and Krakovna confront for AI safety. — connects to: Time does not genuinely heal past errors — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 585; Every decision permanently shapes the context of later decisions — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 567; Time travel implies a predetermined history without free will. — Hawking, Stephen, A Brief History of Time, 297 (+2 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 1264
Related
- Every decision permanently shapes the context of later decisions (similarity 0.80)
- Time travel implies a predetermined history without free will. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Life’s self-transcendence makes time real, unlike analytical separation of tenses
#responds-to(0.82) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 809 - Every decision permanently shapes the context of later decisions
#expands(0.80) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 567 - Time travel implies a predetermined history without free will.
#expands(0.60) — Hawking, Stephen, A Brief History of Time, 297