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Time does not exist. It is simply an abstraction to describe the relative movement of matter. Every way we measure "time" involves the movement of matter: sun d
by GnarfGnarf 3y ago
Time does not exist. It is simply an abstraction to describe the relative movement of matter. Every way we measure "time" involves the movement of matter: sun dial, pendulum, spring & gears in a mechanical watch, vibrations of electrons in an electronic watch.
When you say that an hour has elapsed, it simply means the earth has rotated 15°. When you go 60 mph, you have moved 60 miles while the earth has rotated 15°.
The past is the way things were before they moved. Our memory is an image of the way things were arranged before. Time is a creation of the mind.
If there were no matter, there would be no time.
- tikwidd 3y agoMatter does not exist. It is simply an abstraction to describe the relative progress of time. Every way we measure "matter" involves the progress of time: microscope, telescope, ruler, calipers, vibrations of photons hitting the eye. When you say that the earth has rotated 15°, it simply means an hour has elapsed. When you move 60 miles while the earth rotates 15°, you have gone 60 mph. The past is the way things were before they moved. Our memory is an image of the way things were arranged before. Matter is a creation of the mind. If there were no time, there would be no matter. (sorry)
- krapp 3y agoEARTH HAS 4 CORNER SIMULTANEOUS 4-DAY TIME CUBE WITHIN SINGLE ROTATION. 4 CORNER DAYS PROVES 1 DAY 1 GOD IS TAUGHT EVIL. IGNORANCE OF TIMECUBE4 SIMPLE MATH IS RETARDATION AND EVIL EDUCATION DAMNATION. CUBELESS AMERICANS DESERVE - AND SHALL BE EXTERMINATED. (sorry not sorry.)
- standardly 3y agoI think you're on to something! You should create a website about it
- zigzag312 3y agoIf time is a creation of the mind why can't we reverse it? :)
- zuzuleinen 3y agoCan you reverse a thought?
- jjgreen 3y agoThought a reverse you can.
- spidersouris 3y agoI'd recommend Rovelli's The Order of Time for a good, non-specialist introduction to the concept of time. A friend of mine lent it to me and I learnt so many things reading it.
- antientropic 3y agoHow would you define "movement" without reference to "time"?
- planede 3y agoMovement is an abstraction that connects discrete events.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoBut can you rigorously define "event" without time?
- algas 3y agoBetter than "event" would be "state", as in theoretically measurable arrangement of things.
- GnarfGnarf 3y agoMovement is simply matter going from point A to B. "Fast" or "slow" means, how far did our reference object (ex. Earth) move relative to the movement of another object.
- mxkopy 3y agoDo electrons get stale? I'd wager that, since space expands everywhere in all directions, they do get stretched out over time, or something.