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...I know that time is there ticking along...

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No, time doesn't tick along. Time is only a measure of change. If there is absolutely no change in the universe, there is no time interval.

Think about it. Time is only relative to a change (clock, uranium decay, whatever). If there is no change anywhere (and not in your clock), there is no change and no time interval.

Time is relative, it is a derived measure, not an absolute one.