In his special theory in 1905 and again in his general theory in 1915, Einstein demolished the idea of time as a universal constant: the concepts of past, present and future are no longer absolutes.
About four decades ago John Wheeler (Princeton) and Bryce DeWitt (University of North Carolina) developed an extraordinary equation that provides a possible framework for unifying relativity and quantum mechanics. The problem is, in it one finds that time just disappears from this equation according to Carlo Rovelli, a physicist at the University of the Mediterranean in Marseille, France.
Another problem is, if as Einstein says time is another dimension, how come it only goes in one direction? Time always points to the future. All of the other dimensions go at least two ways: forward/backward, up/down, left/right, etc.
Does this mean that time doesn’t exist? If so, does that mean that motion doesn’t exist? Is the demon hypothesis--that we are all living in a static dream--the true reality?
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Does Time Exist?
Started by walker, May 14 2007 06:21 PM
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Posted 15 May 2007 - 03:42 PM
its something invented to measure (litres/centimetres)
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Posted 22 May 2007 - 10:42 PM
Referees need to be told the concept of time when granting injury time against Man Utd 
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 02:08 PM
Its only a matter of time...
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 04:24 PM
Of course it exists, it says so on my watch!
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 04:59 PM
Time must exist, otherwise the jellymen from the year 3058 wouldn't be visiting once a year to watch Eurovision 
Come on - you must have seen them
Come on - you must have seen them
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 02:21 AM
If time is merely measurement then it is a mental construct.
If time is a mental construct, it does not exist.
If time does not exist, nothing real occurs within it.
If nothing can take place within time, motion does not exist.
If motion does not exist, life does not exist.
If life does not exist, perception does not exist.
If perception does not exist, nothing exists.
Amen...I'm tired.
If time is a mental construct, it does not exist.
If time does not exist, nothing real occurs within it.
If nothing can take place within time, motion does not exist.
If motion does not exist, life does not exist.
If life does not exist, perception does not exist.
If perception does not exist, nothing exists.
Amen...I'm tired.
Edited by walker, 24 May 2007 - 02:23 AM.
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 03:28 PM
about half past i think
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 10:23 PM
LMFAO 
Edited by walker, 24 May 2007 - 10:24 PM.
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Posted 25 May 2007 - 06:32 PM
did it say first about time not really existing....
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Posted 27 May 2007 - 04:14 AM
QUOTE(i am fire,fire,fire,fire @ May 25 2007, 06:44 PM) 
did it say first about time not really existing....
It? What is “it?” I had understood you at first to be saying that time is merely a measurement of something…of what, I am not sure.
I was merely pointing out that if time does not have something like a corporeal existence, then things like motion, life and perception are wiped out as well. I was hoping you had some ideas to be added to the equation.
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Posted 27 May 2007 - 09:54 PM
I know my sodding alarm clock exists!
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