The temporal priority principle tells us that causes must precede their effects. Unlike Terry Pratchett's reannual grapes that have to be planted in the future to grow backwards in time, we have to plant our crops in spring so that they grow in summer and can be harvested in early autumn (to talk about climate zones with four seasons).
However, I tend to write about concepts before I really understand them. This is great fun although it might annoy some true philosophers of time.
At the moment I am reading about the role of time perception in developmental psychology. I am not surprised to see names like Piaget and Gelman and...wait a moment...I have to stop because I have to watch a movie.
These are two independent actions, independent of cause effect relationships and therefore much more interesting to consider. What shall I do first?
See. It is much more difficult than let's say the question: Shall I drop dead before the bullet hits my brain? Will the apple fall down before I let go?
This gives rise to the subjective temporal priority principle with considerations like: What will my wife do if I continue to read philosophy literature instead of helping her with the movie?
These considerations introduce some sort of moral causality on a very low level. As I have no clue about ethics I will stop writing and finally watch the video.
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