five-minute hypothesis en · NOUN
Etymology
Initially conceived, and likely coined by Bertrand Russell.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The skeptical hypothesis that the world came into existence, with all apparent signs of history and the past fully-formed, only five minutes ago.
Translations (2)
aeb اِيپُوتِيزْ الدّْرَجْ (Translations) · ja 世界５分前仮設 (Translations)