Submitted by rbv201 t3_11y7z6f in explainlikeimfive
urzu_seven t1_jd6tm8j wrote
Reply to comment by Perfect-Editor-5008 in ELI5: have “years” been constant across time? Like 3.5 billion years. by rbv201
Time is not a human construct. Time exists whether we do or not. The labels we choose are constructs, but the underlying passage of time still occurs, whatever we label it.
Further some things, such as a year, are defined by external factors, namely the Earths orbit around the Sun. This does not change with the existence of humans. It is a known quantity. The orbital periods of other planets are indeed different, but thats not what is referred to by "a year", which is why you have to qualify in circumstances where thats what you want to talk about.
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