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Originally Posted by cordis  The essential qualities of time have been debated from Plato to Einstein, with no conclusive explanation to date. |
Meaning that there's unlikely to be a simple answer? Or more likely that the answer is extremely unintuitive.
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Originally Posted by cordis It may be that the main attribute of time as it applies to our present dimension, is simply the measurement of the transformation of energy/matter. As I said before to view a 3 hr. movie you can either look at the film reel and thus see the entire movie in an instant as you look at the reel, however this precludes you from knowing/experiencing its content. Or one can put it in a projector and view/experience it ONE frame at time which gives the illusion that the events depicted are happening in a fluid sequence. (Clock on the wall has moved 3 hrs.) The actual film never changed, only the manner in which it was viewed/perceived/experienced. |
And how do we see our 'reel'?
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Originally Posted by cordis Similarly the ability of flight has always existed, but it took the Wright Bros. to set mankind on the path that has led to our present space flight. The possibilities of everything have always existed, the manifestation of each possibility takes place ONE frame at a time whether is milliseconds or eons. |
It's a big leap to go from possibility to reality.
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Originally Posted by jdiddy Which leads to some interesting questions, such as, is the speed of light simply a boundary we can't "see" past? What exactly is doing the perceiving of the time (conciousness), and is it possible to raise and lower energy levels to slow down and speed up time? Anecdotally I think there's a case for it, but since we can't even really define conciousness or time it's not something you can do with hard science yet. |
Good questions. I'm sure we'll answer them as long as we keep asking.