What does this statement mean? Time exists in the universe , the universe does not exist in time... is this a valid or coherent statement?

Does this make sense ? Please explain.

2018-05-02T09:31:19Z

I found this video giving some pretty good explanations of what ' time ' is , and does , how it behaves , etc,.
https://youtu.be/8OvltlOA8XE

Jeffrey K2018-04-30T01:40:24Z

Time is a property of the universe. Time does not exist outside of or before the universe.

ignoramus2018-04-29T18:24:41Z

Time is an integral component of the universe as we know it.. They are not independent, one cannot exist without the other. The statement is not coherent, since it implies a separation which is not real.

yet-knish!2018-04-29T18:17:06Z

Outside the universe is a state of infinity. Whatever the universe came from has always existed and will always exist. There is no time in such a state. Time only comes into being as the universe comes into being.

neb2018-04-29T18:13:33Z

Context would be nice, but in the absence of context, we can use some basic physics. Any point in the universe is described by three space coordinates and one time coordinate. So, time exists at every point in the universe.

The universe as described by Einstein has a fancy name - a Riemann manifold - possessing the 4 spacetime coordinates mentioned above. A manifold such as this is not required to be embedded in anything and therefore there is no need - or meaning - for an external set of coordinates to describe the universe, obviously including the time coordinate.

So time exists within the universe but since the universe is not embedded in anything there is no meaning to the notion that the universe exists IN anything, including time.

72dolphins2018-04-29T17:51:09Z

The universe isn't controlled by time rather time is controlled by the universe.

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