Sure we can, in computing make abstractions that ignore nature all the time. As long as there's no issue (or no big issue) with them being out of sync, we're fine.
Besides there are few things natural about how we handle time, those are already big towers of abstractions on top of the movement of celestial bodies that simplify and sidestep a lot of subtleties.
Sure we can, in computing make abstractions that ignore nature all the time. As long as there's no issue (or no big issue) with them being out of sync, we're fine.
Besides there are few things natural about how we handle time, those are already big towers of abstractions on top of the movement of celestial bodies that simplify and sidestep a lot of subtleties.