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[MCU] [Spoilers] Endgame/Infinity Stones Question

The Ancient One says to Bruce, "The Infinity Stones are responsible for what you perceive as the flow of time," then goes on to explain why her universe is screwed if a stone is missing. However, Thanos destroyed the stones and time/the universe seems fine. How?
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The Infinity Stones cannot be destroyed.  They are an integral part of the machinery of the Universe.

It *is* possible to reduce them to atoms, but their power is still there amongst the scattered particles and they'll eventually reform.