IF-THEN and Time It’s a commonly held belief that there’s nothing complicated about the idea of IF-THEN from the field of logic. However, I believe this overlooks the fact that there are actually two variants of IF-THEN that differ depending on whether the IF-THEN in question possesses an internal time element. Dynamic (real) IF-THEN For many of us, it’s self-evident that the IF-THEN is dynamic and has a significant time element. Before we can get to our conclusion – the THEN – we closely examine the IF – the condition that permits the conclusion. In other words, the condition is