"The very conecpt of time travel makes no sense, since time doesn't flow. The fact that we think time passes is just an accident of our nervous systems-of the way things look to us. In reality, time doesn't pass; we pass. Time itself is invariant. It just is. Therefore, past and future aren't sepearte locatsions, the way New York and paris are separate locatsion. And since the past isn't a location, you can't travel to it."
GoGo time!
Originally posted by jfine73Go go time? You just said it doesn't go. Have you finished Slaughter House Five, or do you just hope to clip our comments for your book report?
"The very conecpt of time travel makes no sense, since time doesn't flow. The fact that we think time passes is just an accident of our nervous systems-of the way things look to us. In reality, time doesn't pass; we pass. Time itself is invariant. It just is. Therefore, past and future aren't sepearte locatsions, the way New York and paris are separate locatsion. And since the past isn't a location, you can't travel to it."
GoGo time!
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Originally posted by PhlabibitGoogle tells me you're mistaking Kurt Vonnegut for Michael Crichton, an act which you should be deeply ashamed of.
Go go time? You just said it doesn't go. Have you finished Slaughter House Five, or do you just hope to clip our comments for your book report?
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Originally posted by jfine73A friend and I were talking about how time passes quicker as you get older. He believes that is because you have less 'time lived' to compare it to when you are young, where I believe it is because when you are young you are excited for things to come like Christmas and summer vacation.
book report? bah! it is still summer vacataion!
and I when I said GoGo Time, i was not stating that it goes even though i just said it didn't, i was saying it to show that time is pretty cool and complex
Perhaps it is both, I never thought of his point on the subject and he'd never considered mine.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitIt could also be partially hormonal, since it has been proven that some chemical substances (e.g. dopamine and adrenaline) alter our perception of time.
A friend and I were talking about how time passes quicker as you get older. He believes that is because you have less 'time lived' to compare it to when you are young, where I believe it is because when you are young you are excited for things to come like Christmas and summer vacation.
Perhaps it is both, I never thought of his point on the subject and he'd never considered mine.
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Originally posted by PalynkaI'm going to assume that was sarcasm. But i have no clue why you would say that, i thought i quoted Michael Crichton perfectly fine (with the quotes and all). The only thing i didn't put down was his name because I did not feel it was necessary to put it down.
Evidently, quoting properly is also very complex.
A friend and I were talking about how time passes quicker as you get older. He believes that is because you have less 'time lived' to compare it to when you are young, where I believe it is because when you are young you are excited for things to come like Christmas and summer vacation.
Perhaps it is both, I never thought of his point on the subject and he'd never considered mine.
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Well there is always that quote: Time flys by when your having fun (or something like that). Which many people can say is true. You could also go with the idea of Michael Crichton and saying it doesn't even exist and is just a figment of our imagination. I myself think time flows at the same speed at all times, so even though it may feel like it is going quicker, I believe it really isn't.
thats suppose to be in a quote btw...
Originally posted by darvlayWell, seems you were right. Slaughterhouse Five is one of my favorite books I had to read in school, and I think of that book any time this similar subject comes up about time as 'standing still and us moving through it'.
Google tells me you're mistaking Kurt Vonnegut for Michael Crichton, an act which you should be deeply ashamed of.
Good eye on realizing this was a direct quote by Michael Crichton.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitTry ..
Well, seems you were right. Slaughterhouse Five is one of my favorite books I had to read in school, and I think of that book any time this similar subject comes up about time as 'standing still and us moving through it'.
Good eye on realizing this was a direct quote by Michael Crichton.
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Breakfast of Champions.... a great book as well