The bold idea that spacetime doesn’t exist

Physicists and philosophers have long debated whether spacetime truly exists as a physical entity, but this view treats mathematical descriptions as actual reality rather than useful tools for measurement. Events fundamentally happen rather than exist - past experiences like losing a tooth occurred but don't exist somewhere as revisitable locations. Spacetime serves as an indispensable four-dimensional map cataloging when and where all occurrences happen throughout the universe, yet confusing this descriptive framework with physical existence creates unnecessary philosophical puzzles about time's nature.