Dawg writes:
You said "The past is."
That implies it exists in the present.
You also indicated it was real and immutable...
but your dismissal of these questions now implies the past is gone and irretrievable.
Which is it?
Still thinking like a third year middleschooler there DAWG.
No, "The past is" does not imply it exists in the present.
It is called "The Past".
It is real and immutable because it did happen, and we cannot now change what did happen.
I also went on to try to explain to you that there is a difference between what actually happened and what is recorded, and, in many cases, what is believed.