This paper considers one unique solution to the puzzle of temporal passage in the block universe. (Norton, Humana. Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies 13:23–34, 2010) argues that, although a precise description of its workings is currently beyond our understanding, time really passes. After introducing Norton’s account, I argue that it both implies a counterintuitive relationship between the “now” and passage and that it leads to an unlikely relationship between our experience and reality. I then propose that, even if one is willing to accept these consequences, there is reason to question whether Norton builds a convincing case for the claim that, since we are not able to find any of the identifying characteristics of an illusion in the case of temporal passage, the passage of time is not an illusion.

本文考虑了一种解决块状宇宙中时间流逝难题的独特解决方案。（Norton，Humana。Mente：哲学研究期刊13：23–34，2010）认为，尽管目前尚无法准确描述其工作原理，但时间确实在过去。在介绍了诺顿的叙述之后，我认为这既暗示了“现在”与段落之间的反直觉关系，又导致了我们的经验与现实之间一种不太可能的关系。然后我提出，即使一个人愿意接受这些后果，也有理由质疑诺顿是否为该论点提出了令人信服的论据，因为我们无法在这种情况下找到任何幻觉的识别特征。时间的流逝，时间的流逝不是幻觉。