Webbarbour and rovelli have each offered suggestions for how time (or at least the illusion of time) could pop out of nothingness.
But canonical quantum gravity.
Webin summary, einstein's statement reflects the profound insights he gained through his theories of relativity.
It suggests that our perception of time is not fixed or.
Webthe effect is known as cosmological time dilation and it's far more powerful than the tiny time changes seen near earth.
Compare for example two identical stars.