Velleman says, "we should hope for a more intuitively satisfying solution to the problems of endurance and temporal passage. I think that the solution is to recognize that both phenomena are illusions, and that these illusions are transcendent."

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Velleman does not argue that endurance and temporal passage are illusions; rather, philosophers like J.J.C. Smart and some interpretations of McTaggart might suggest that aspects of time or temporal passage are illusory, but Velleman's own views are more focused on the nature of self and identity over time, without claiming them to be illusions.

Velleman Says, "We Should Hope for a More Intuitively Satisfying