The infinite regress paradox of time. A proof-by-contradiction that time cannot exist.

For time to exist it must require a mechanism through which its function is defined (even if humans are unable to discover, determine or define it)

But for such a mechanism to exist the mechanism itself would need to operate within the paradigm of time thus producing infinite regress without plausible origin.

Therefore human perception of time must be an illusion.

Corollary: Any duration of time, be it a second or the photon absorption rate by transitions between the two hyperfine ground states of a caesium-133 atom, can only be made meaningful when stated in terms of its existence as a frequency ratio of some other known recurring phenomenon. Therefore any duration of time can only be stated in terms of being a factor of some other duration of time, never having any absolute frame of reference. Consequently any concept of time is a self-referential supposition rooted in circular reasoning.

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