Cecil Moore wrote:
John Smith wrote:

Next, there is no such thing as "time!"


I once read a book called, "The End of Time" or
something like that. It asserted that time is
a concept invented by the mind of man and doesn't
really exist in reality.

Time is very real to us mortals, Cecil.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote:
Time is very real to us mortals, Cecil.

So is God (whether He exists in reality or not).
Question is: Did time exist before man? A year is
simply movement, once around the sun. I've been
here for about 40 billion miles around the sun. Is
that time or simply distance? Am I winding down
because of the years or simply, like my '96 pickup,
because of the miles?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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Cecil:

You surprise me, Einstein thought, eventually, one equation would be found,
probably about one-inch long--which would explain all...
You follow in his footsteps, you are adept at seeing relationships!!!!
grin

Regards,
John

John Smith wrote:
You surprise me, Einstein thought, eventually, one equation would be found,
probably about one-inch long--which would explain all...
You follow in his footsteps, you are adept at seeing relationships!!!!

If one just takes existence at face value, one lives closer
to that which actually exists. Time, like language, may
be just a human characteristic. Ever try to talk about
time without using time-sensitive words, e.g. the tenses
of verbs? :-)
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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Cecil Moore wrote:

John Smith wrote:

You surprise me, Einstein thought, eventually, one equation would be
found, probably about one-inch long--which would explain all...
You follow in his footsteps, you are adept at seeing relationships!!!!


If one just takes existence at face value, one lives closer
to that which actually exists. Time, like language, may
be just a human characteristic.

A great mystery for sure. I think that the beginning-being-end of
things - as related to the experience of humanity - makes for a
necessary concept. That would be time.

At least in this existence, we have a finite appearance. So time is
very real. Here.


Ever try to talk about
time without using time-sensitive words, e.g. the tenses
of verbs? :-)

Verbs can make one very tense....

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote:
At least in this existence, we have a finite appearance. So time is
very real. Here.

How would your life change if time didn't really
exist and your calendar and clock simply marked
changes in degrees of rotation of the earth?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
...
Mike Coslo wrote:
At least in this existence, we have a finite appearance. So time is
very real. Here.

How would your life change if time didn't really
exist and your calendar and clock simply marked
changes in degrees of rotation of the earth?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


Can you define "changes" without reference to time?

Cecil Moore wrote:

Mike Coslo wrote:

At least in this existence, we have a finite appearance. So time is
very real. Here.


How would your life change if time didn't really
exist and your calendar and clock simply marked
changes in degrees of rotation of the earth?

How would they exist? Unless the observer were incredibly dense, it
would be noted that the stars or position of the sun, or whatever they
based their degree system on - would return to something that looked a
lot like an earlier state.

It is difficult to imagine how mortal, intelligent creatures would not
develop a concept of time. The concept (reality?) seems ingrained in
almost everything we do, say, or think.

- Mike KB3EIA -

"Cecil Moore" asks -
Did time exist before man?

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Entirely insignificant mankind could not possibly have had any
influence on the course of the Universe.
----
Reg

John Smith looks at Reg--sideways, with a slack jaw