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Full Idea
Since, by definition, nothing happens in a temporal vacuum, there is no possible means of determining its length.
Gist of Idea
Since nothing occurs in a temporal vacuum, there is no way to measure its length
Source
Robin Le Poidevin (Travels in Four Dimensions [2003], 02 'without change')
Book Ref
Le Poidevin,Robin: 'Travels in Four Dimensions' [OUP 2003], p.22
A Reaction
This is offered a part of a dubious proof that a temporal vacuum is impossible. I like Shoemaker's three worlds thought experiment, which tests this idea to the limit.
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