11 Apr 09
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If time actually runs backwards it would mean that at some point in
the future or present, reality or conciousness as we know it must
justify it's own existence.
Doesn't it make more sense that we are part of this progression with
variations of routes being played out than an indiscernable event
happening in the past?
Is free will just the boundaries of the game?
11 Apr 09
Originally posted by Thequ1ckThis sounds like something for a philosophy discussion not science. What for instance, has 'justifying your existence' got to do with the flow of time?
If time actually runs backwards it would mean that at some point in
the future or present, reality or conciousness as we know it must
justify it's own existence.
Doesn't it make more sense that we are part of this progression with
variations of routes being played out than an indiscernable event
happening in the past?
Is free will just the boundaries of the game?
Why do we need justification regardless of time flow? That justification is in the realm of religion for most people (not for me), but the old 'I think, therefore I am' is justification enough. Why does it have to be linked to the flow of time?
There is also ongoing research into the idea that time is an illusion anyway, a new physics description based on events not connected by time, eliminating time in relativity for instance. So that would make your quest a moot point if true.
11 Apr 09
Originally posted by sonhouseNot at all, it's precisely the point that time doesn't have a direction
This sounds like something for a philosophy discussion not science. What for instance, has 'justifying your existence' got to do with the flow of time?
Why do we need justification regardless of time flow? That justification is in the realm of religion for most people (not for me), but the old 'I think, therefore I am' is justification enough. Why does it ...[text shortened]... inating time in relativity for instance. So that would make your quest a moot point if true.
that begs the question 'why'.
And no, I don't think religion has a monopoly on this question. Do you?
12 Apr 09
Originally posted by Thequ1ckWell there is evidence in the MBR of times arrow, and there is new theoretical work that time does not exist at all. News at 11.
Not at all, it's precisely the point that time doesn't have a direction
that begs the question 'why'.
And no, I don't think religion has a monopoly on this question. Do you?
I don't think religion has a handle on it either since all religions are simply the product of man's imagination.
12 Apr 09
Originally posted by Thequ1ckMy answer was based only of the fact that the time arrow is pointing in one direction, and this direction is only a definition and nothing more.
What would the implications then be for the 'beginning' of the universe?
In reality, this is not the case. The direction of time must be forward of the reason of enthropy. Within small systems where conversions of energy doesn't occur, the direction of time can be either way.
'Beginning' of the Universe is not such a small system, so the direction of time can only be forward.
13 Apr 09
Originally posted by Thequ1ckTime doesn't run or flow. Time is a dimension. What you perceive as the movement of time is an illusion that arises from the Second Law of Thermodynamics. You simply 'remember' the future far less accurately than you remember the past.
What are the implications?
So you question really makes no sense.
13 Apr 09
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Originally posted by twhiteheadSo why do we perceive the big bang as the beginning?
Time doesn't run or flow. Time is a dimension. What you perceive as the movement of time is an illusion that arises from the Second Law of Thermodynamics. You simply 'remember' the future far less accurately than you remember the past.
So you question really makes no sense.
13 Apr 09
I remember when I was teleported in the matter transformer back to 2009 during an online chess game. That was such a quaint time in my life. Now that I'm only 13 years old and going on 12, I have to leave RHP because 13 is the age limit. I really wont miss playing chess on RHP, though, because my memories and experiences in that place have already been lost. I'm now looking forward to my 11th birthday and getting past this silly monthly inconvenience. Some friend that is!