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RE: Time? - Yuhaney - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:16 PM)Danny Boy Wrote: light takes time to go to your brain. brain takes time to compute. therefore we are never "living" "now".
That's the point. There's really no "now", because it's already in the past.
RE: Time? - Robby - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:20 PM)Statyk Wrote: Loving this topic friends =]As confusing as it is, it is like a tower of cute pandas.
RE: Time? - Kreekakon - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:20 PM)Statyk Wrote: The time frame between moving a finger and seeing it is so... Uncomprehendable. It's an amazing thought, but a deep one as well. Loving this topic friends =]A simpler way to put it is that the sun you see is the sun from eight minutes ago, because light has travel time.
And I love this topic too =D
Scraper Wrote:That's the point. There's really no "now", because it's already in the past.
I'd say that there is a now. It's just not comprehensible by our senses.
RE: Time? - Statyk - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:21 PM)Nemet Robert Wrote: As confusing as it is, it is like a tower of cute pandas.wut.
RE: Time? - Robby - 09-26-2012
So lovable...
RE: Time? - Adny - 09-26-2012
So if we're never really living in the present, why did we invent the concept of the present? It's just a past that wasn't as long ago. Also, we could never "live" in the future.
While on the concept of time: Time travel is impossible. Nature naturally prevents it by slowing down time as we reach the speed of light.
Damn, now I feel all "soul-searchy". I need to take a nap.
RE: Time? - Robby - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:25 PM)andyrockin123 Wrote: Time travel is impossible.It isn't. But time dilation is.
RE: Time? - Kreekakon - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:25 PM)andyrockin123 Wrote: So if we're never really living in the present, why did we invent the concept of the present? It's just a past that wasn't as long ago. Also, we could never "live" in the future.I'd say the concept of "present" can only be used as a metaphor, and refers to the timeframe "around right now". It can never truly be taken seriously by our senses.
Quote:While on the concept of time: Time travel is impossible. Nature naturally prevents it by slowing down time as we reach the speed of light.
Wouldn't that still mean we can go to the future? I remember Einstein saying something similar, that if there were two twin brothers, and one went onto a light-speed jet for some years, the brother on the jet could come off just as young as before, while the other brother is an old man.
RE: Time? - Statyk - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:25 PM)andyrockin123 Wrote: So if we're never really living in the present, why did we invent the concept of the present? It's just a past that wasn't as long ago. Also, we could never "live" in the future.The "present" was probably created for those who could not comprehend the thought of there only being past and future. I bet most of my friend would tell me to shut the hell up if I told them the present didn't exist. haha.
While on the concept of time: Time travel is impossible. Nature naturally prevents it by slowing down time as we reach the speed of light.
Damn, now I feel all "soul-searchy". I need to take a nap.
RE: Time? - Adny - 09-26-2012
(09-26-2012, 07:25 PM)Nemet Robert Wrote: It isn't. But time dilation is.Go to space > live forever. GG