IS TIME A FUNDAMENTAL OR EMERGENT PROPERTY OF THE UNUVRSE

 Is time a fundamental or emergent property of the universe ?

IS TIME 
Time, as Philochrony conceives it, cannot be a fundamental property. Therefore, it is an emergent property. Before we go any further, let's look at some examples of emergent property. A drop of water does not have a tide, but many drops of water forming a sea do have a tide. Tide is an emerging property.

Another example is ants. A single ant does not perform a task, but in a group of ants there are different functions that make up a society.

Another emergent property is life, and with a fundamental property, molecules with carbon.

A fourth example is mind. A single neuron does not generate the mind (intelligence and consciousness). These clump together to form tissues and various tissues make up the brain. From the brain emerges the mind.

Returning to time, a single moment that is like a point without dimension has no time, but in a succession of moments (becoming) a dimension is generated and time emerges.