where do you mark the begining of time , with the creation of space ? what about prior to the creation / or anomaly , of space ? where and how then do you mark its end ? to have no begining and no end is contradictory to the concept of time itself . it is a clever illusion, but still an illusion.
pol.science kid wrote: > it is a fantasy that floats through my mind when take the same route to > walk...when i see the same trees ...the same bushes...the road...the > rocks....it wonder if these things do not exist in time...for me my added > memory and perception ttell me i go there for the fortieth time...i walk > there... i exist in time...but what about that rock...does it exist...in > time...i know i am not very clear...but ...i have come to know time...with > my existence...i exist...we exist...we exist in time...like ...bergsons > accumalation...although i did not go through his complete philosophy...do i > go and meet the day...that has already been prepared...not to enter into > determinism...it is majorly with time i am concerned...the ripples have > already spanned and intermingled have they...forgive me if i become > inarticulate > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Chuck Bowling < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > My thoughts on time are a little bit technical. To talk about it I'll need > > to pull together multiple ideas. > > > > To start, there are two different sets of rules for understanding > > spacetime. The first are the rules that the macro universe obey. These are > > the rules that define the reality that we can see and hear. > > > > The second set of rules are rules for the quantum universe. These rules > > appear to have very little to do with the way we understand the universe at > > the macro level. The quantum universe is a universe that consists entirely > > of probabilities. > > > > One of the ideas having a fundamental impact on the quantum universe is > > something called a Planck length. This is the distance at which the effects > > of the quantum universe become more apparent than the effects of the > > macroverse. > > > > In the quantum universe a particle is actually both a particle and a > > probability wave that can exist in multiple places at the same time or can > > appear in one location and in the next instant appear half way across the > > universe (although the probability of this happening is very low it is still > > possible). > > > > A very fundamental concept is the idea of a cycle or oscillation. Every > > particle of energy or matter in the universe vibrates at a given frequency. > > > > Now, imagine dropping two stones into a pond. The ripples that spread out > > from each stone intermingle creating troughs and hills of interference with > > each other. I think that time is the intermingling interference pattern of a > > nearly infinite number of particles interacting with each other. > > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:55 AM, the taoist shaman > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> is time real or an illusion created by change ? if indeed time is an > >> illusion created by change shurely this must have meaning, some > >> ramification on , at the least, the way we preceive ourselves and our > >> universe to which we are a part . if so what is the effect of this > >> altered preception? > > > > > > > > > -- > \--/ Peace
