Pat said:

'Time is the space between events.  Simple as.'

Hey Pat,

I would have it much more simpler than even that.  Time is the
measurment of the decaying of 'matter'



On 16 Feb, 12:41, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 13 Feb, 01:06, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Your a hard case Pat, but your position is weakening. The combination
> > of the temporal dimension with that of space-time still represents
> > individual components as a 3+1 model.  Time is an added component to
> > establish when the where event takes place and still subject to time
> > dilation via the influence of light speed and gravitational forces.
> > It is not that time is being separated but that it is recognized as
> > being unique in relation to the other dimensions. That aspect alone
> > separates it as a a unique dimension regardless of the mathematical
> > model which essentially only combines several physical "theories".  If
> > you remember this from Peyi a fini, we concluded with your
> > consciousness involves the entity of your physical being
> > which exists as a mathematical property. To conclude that your
> > consciousness establishes a similarity that extends space time calabi
> > yau is conjectural theory which relies on the exclusion of fluxes.
> > That alone negates a fixed set of parameters within the dimension.
> > Much of it all comes out of the need to establish string theory with
> > models of unseen spatial dimensions.  So establishing a consciousness
> > within that realm seems a bit premature and unfounded based on the
> > lack of physical evidence. Of course you can always add an imaginary
> > physical being with a consciousness in the string theory landscape,
> > but you probably did that already, ergo; God and the Plan.
> > To which you replied; I like it.  Although I disagree, I see your
> > point. Premature?  Well,
> > perhaps, but that's what speculation IS.  I state it because, given
> > ALL of human experiences, this conformation is the only one that CAN
> > explain them all.  I no of no other that comes anywhere close.  My
> > physics is the simplest explanation that covers all phenomena.  All
> > others leave huge gaps.  Should I apologise for my foresight?
> > So Pat, you see the points but are stuck on a quest and a belief that
> > still remains dependent upon validation of numerous theories and
> > speculations.  Science fiction is and has been a source of wondrous
> > speculations and theories but still regardless of the formulations
> > that make them appear to have solidified remain fiction.  However,
> > with that in mind I will say that I don't and never have faulted you
> > for having the foresight.  Many imaginings of men of the past have
> > come to fruition though they were thought pipe dreams in their time.
> > Perhaps there will be a time in the far future that these theories and
> > speculative concepts will take on new meaning in the world,
> > unfortunately and in the context of our dialogue we are both lost in
> > dreamland.
>
> Well, you're lost, I'm not.  Whilst I completely admit that my
> theories are speculative, that is what the hypothesis part of the
> scientific method is.  It's where science begins.  I've drawn
> conclusions that may be, technically, premature, yet may be, actually,
> spot on.  Whether or not there is enough time to prove them is another
> aspect.  We might infer some aspects which point towards it, but it
> may only get that far.  It's too early to tell.  Yet I will not be
> thwarted in my hypothesising simply because that's what it is.  I feel
> science needs to be pointed in the right direction and, in some areas,
> is (as the quote from Raiders of the Lost Ark goes) 'digging in the
> wrong place'.
>
> Back to the space-time continuum...It isn't a 3+1; it's a 1 that is
> {3,1} in nature.  There's a difference.  Time isn't added, it was
> always there.  Time is the space between events.  Simple as.
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> > On Feb 12, 10:14 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > On 10 Feb, 21:09, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > All I'll say is "what ever you do is what is in the space-time
> > > > continuum".  And, as the space-time continuum contains all of space
> > > > and time, those events have ALWAYS been there and will ALWAYS remain
> > > > there.  'What you imagine your choices are' are just spatio-temporal
> > > > events that exist in the continuum. >Pat
>
> > > > Really Pat, the Space-time Continuum has hardly been portrayed by the
> > > > scientific community as containing all elements of time, that
> > > > essentially and for this instance, being a containment of events past
> > > > and future within the time portal.  
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> > > Not generally, no, because of how people react TO that.  But look back
> > > at a few of Einstein's quotes like: Free Will is not compatible with
> > > space-time.  He understood it but realised it wasn't a kettle of fish
> > > HE wan'ted to open.  Minkowski knew it too.  But, because of the
> > > radical changes it makes to the meaning of our lives, these people
> > > 'chose' to avoid that aspect of it and focus on physical things that
> > > DIDN'T open moral ketles of fish.
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> > > By definition a continuum contains all the point of whatever it
> > > contains.  Therefore, if the continuum is a space-time continuum, it
> > > MUST contain all the spatio-temporal events that have occurred/are
> > > occurring/will occur.
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> > > >The non-spatial aspect of the time
> > > > dimension alone requires alternate mathematical equation, separate and
> > > > independent, in order to even begin evaluating it as having the
> > > > capability of containing incidents with 3d spatial qualities in some
> > > > chronological sequence.  The temporal dimension may indicate a "when"
> > > > an occurrence may take place without defining the occurrence.  
>
> > > But the temporal and spatial dimensions are NOT separate.  Therefore
> > > one cannot separate them like that.  They are stiched together for all
> > > time throughout all space.  And that would include the entire
> > > continuum of Big Bang-to-ultimate destruction-to-next Big Ban
> > > sequence.  The entire sequence of Big Bang sequences is contained in
> > > the space-time continuum.
>
> > > >But I
> > > > do think that more inquiry should be directed towards whether the
> > > > human mind, human imagination and human will is interdependent upon
> > > > any sequence in the temporal dimension of the space-time continuum.
> > > > Perhaps that is where distinction takes place, the departure of the
> > > > sentient experience from that of ordinary events confined to the
> > > > temporal dimension.  This could be exemplified by the continuity of
> > > > planetary systems and orbital sequences within the universe. We can
> > > > calculate a solar eclipse or what time the sun will rise at any given
> > > > global coordinate but cannot indicate any future event concerning the
> > > > human experience ie; longevity and demise. So the attempt to establish
> > > > a connection between human events based on theoretical speculations is
> > > > at best speculative in and of itself.
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> > > Mostly, we can't calculate human events because the REAL events are
> > > quantum events.  If we knew, for example, that there was a large
> > > asteroid headed for the Moon that would destroy it tomorrow, our
> > > 'calculations' for the next solar Eclipse would NOT have taken that
> > > into account.  Therefore, even those occultations are 'presuming' that
> > > any unforeseen circumstances won't upset the system.  They might and,
> > > as they are unforeseen, we won't know until it's too late.
>
> > > > Now of course you should re-examine religious concepts that allow for
> > > > huge "IFs" such as destinations to heavenly locales based upon moral
> > > > behavioral choices when you are presenting "destiny" in the form of
> > > > pre-destined human experiences contained in the space-time continuum.
> > > > This is one of the main flaws in your presentation that leaves me
> > > > doubtful.
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> > > The Qur'an is qute clear that Allah guides whom He will and 'leaves
> > > astray' whom He will.  This pretty well sums up that some people,
> > > whether they like it or not ARE damned from birth.  But, because we
> > > have no access to the future, we don't know, ourselves, who those
> > > people are and could, change our thinking to avoid it.  Whilst we
> > > would be, in reality, only fulfilling our destiny from God's
> > > perspective, from OUR perspective, we would 'think' we have altered
> > > our way of life in such a way as to preserve our souls.
> > > Remember that the key facts that give us the illusion of free will
> > > are:
> > >   1) We have no access to the future
> > >   2) We can speculate before we act
>
> > > Change either of those two, and the illusion will disappear.
>
> > > > On Feb 10, 6:20 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > On 10 Feb, 02:14, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > > Prescribed "Destiny" cannot be possible because I can choose 
> > > > > > tomorrow
> > > > > > to stay in bed everyday until my destiny is forced upon me.  Choice 
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > not destiny.  Please don't try to tell me that then my destiny will 
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > to remain in bed everyday 24/7 because that is not going to fly.
>
> > > > > All I'll say is "what ever you do is what is in the space-time
> > > > > continuum".  And, as the space-time continuum contains all of space
> > > > > and time, those events have ALWAYS been there and will ALWAYS remain
> > > > > there.  'What you imagine your choices are' are just spatio-temporal
> > > > > events that exist in the continuum.
>
> > > > > > The real issue with world hunger/poverty is that it "IS" curable.
> > > > > > There are simple solutions to world hunger/poverty but humanity is
> > > > > > just not doing anything about it.  There are simple solutions to
> > > > > > homelessness but humanity is not doing anything about it.
>
> > > > > Yup.  Agreed.  Sad, though, isn't it?
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> > > > > > What humanity "IS" doing is foreclosing on homes and farms, paying
> > > > > > farmers not to grow crops as a means of controlling stock figures 
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > numerous other blockage devices designed to encourage quagmires.
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> > > > > > What humanity "IS" doing is setting up systems of government and
> > > > > > financial institutions that create "Mega Wealth" and "Wars" to gain
> > > > > > wealth
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