[HandyDandy]

Does matter need time in order to exist? Many years ago, my young son asked me, “what is a rock”. Being a young father, I could not just say, “I don’t know”. So I told him that a rock is a frozen moment of time.

[adorno]

Does matter need time in order to exist?

My take on it is that, without time, nothing would exist. Without time, nothing changes, and if nothing changes, even rocks would not have been created, because, they are a change from something that previously existed. Time is the ingredient of change. Even the atomic and subatomic components of a rock, or of anything, are constantly moving, and movement denotes the existence of time.

For humans, time is a necessary ingredient; we wouldn't even exist, and if we did exist, we wouldn't be getting anywhere or doing anything, which would be completely pointless. For God, time isn't a factor. Time and matter and energy, and the complete design of the universe, required a "designer" that wasn't restricted, like we humans are.