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''For the news magazine, see [[Time magazine]].''
 
''For the news magazine, see [[Time magazine]].''
 
[[File:Dalí The Persistence of Memory.jpg|right|240px|Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory.]]
 
[[File:Dalí The Persistence of Memory.jpg|right|240px|Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory.]]
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'''Time''' is an abstract concept of measuring the sequence of events within the universe.  [[Christianity]] introduced the concept of [[eternity]], whereby time has no meaning and either stops or does not exist.  Evil tends to focus on brief periods of time, as in [[9/11]], while good tends to last longer, as in the [[Resurrection]].
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'''Time''' is an abstract concept of measuring the sequence of events within the universe.  [[Christianity]] introduced the concept of [[eternity]], whereby time has no meaning and either stops or does not exist.  Evil tends to focus on brief periods of time, as in [[9/11]], while good tends to last longer, as in the [[Resurrection]].  [[Sin]] is often based on the past, as in pride and jealousy, while good is often based on the future, as in [[faith]] and [[love]].
    
[[Economics]] makes an effort to place values on time, and to compare the value of the future to the present.
 
[[Economics]] makes an effort to place values on time, and to compare the value of the future to the present.
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