Talk:Presentism

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I think this article could use some help. The opening part is great, with the example of caning. When most people come to look up the idea of presentism, the discussion of Augustine, though interesting, doesn't really help. I myself was looking for some arguments for and against the existence of presentism-- can people really see the past with anything other than their own beliefs and perceptions? How can one avoid presentism when studying the past? Perhaps relativity is very relevant here, but that connection needs to be more explicit. 129.59.234.115 16:09, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

There are two types of Presentism, the second type is defined by reference to four dimensionalism. It is not really relevant to viewing the past through the beliefs of the present. Perhaps the second meaning of the word Presentism should be prefaced by "and now for something totally different"(!). loxley 22:42, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Presentism is also a term from religion/theology, with various usages.