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Nautikos
Great post mate and now using my own system of time I have to rush out to that doc appointment
posted by
WileyJohn
on May 2, 2008 at 7:51 AM
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I was
waiting for this post... Hmmmm... since humans constructed time because it is necessary for our brains, we therefore could make enough time for ouselves in our own way and live independantly in our own little system, always with enough, more than enough time, for everything! Only fall back into the main system for appointments work and...Okay forget it.
posted by
KaBooM62
on April 29, 2008 at 2:27 AM
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Nautikos, Why does my head always feel like its spinning when I finish reading a post in this blog?
I think I try to think too hard. All I really know about it is that time is not nearly as important to me as it used to be. It no longer rules my life. I pretty much ignore it these days and just do, and be, when the spirit leads me.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 29, 2008 at 12:54 AM
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If the universe is holographic, as some suggest, then past/present/future
all coexist in some sort of frequency/space/time. What time is it? I'm hungry.
posted by
Ariala
on April 27, 2008 at 6:27 AM
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Re: Re: Spherical time...
An omniscient God and time would be one. To view something from any 'lens' whether spherical or linear, is to be seperate from it. So, I agree, such a notion, is self-contradicting.
posted by
metalrat
on April 27, 2008 at 6:16 AM
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Re: Spherical time...
Thanks dor your comment, Chuck. Various cultures have had (and still have) differing notions of time. We tend to think of it as moving linearly, but others believe it moves in a circle. I had never heard of it as being a sphere. That writer's idea appears to be based on the prior notion of an omniscient God, but also seems redundant. By definition, an omniscient God does not need to view anything in order to know it, and certainly does not require time to be spherical...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 27, 2008 at 4:24 AM
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Re:
sam, I don't quite understand why it's an illusion intended to
pacify us. Would we be more 'rebellious' if we didn't have it? And who or what created that illusion? In any case, I don't see time as an illusion in the usual sense of the word...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 27, 2008 at 4:09 AM
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Spherical time...
In relation to your next installment dealing with past and future, I think of a description of time that I read a long while ago, by a person addressing the issue of God's omniscience. This person described time as not being the linear phenomenon that people usually think of, but, more of a sphere, like the shape of the cosmos. So, that if an omniscient deity exists, it's ability to see the future is possible because time is a sphere and can be viewed anywhere within that sphere at any time. I'm not saying I buy into the spherical hypothesis of time, but, it is an intriguing speculation. Maybe you're already familiar with it? I can't wait for your next installment.
posted by
metalrat
on April 26, 2008 at 9:14 AM
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I like the reference to it being man's consciousness that gives impetus to tie. For I have always believed that time is an illusion to pacify man. Excellent composition! The next part intrigues me because it will address past and future, when the presently is actually so timely. sam
posted by
sam444
on April 25, 2008 at 9:10 AM
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I like your explanation. I was thinking about this series today. I have just done a quick read but I needed to refresh so I shall be back. I am sad to see this series end but it will be grand to read it in its entirety as well. Thank you so much for your efforts, I have truly received an education! sam
posted by
sam444
on April 24, 2008 at 8:31 PM
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