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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

It’s About Time...Part XVI

Before going on to further discuss Barbour’s position, one more response to a query by Utah, because I really want to nail down this business of the Now in ‘classical physics’. Utah writes: So let me see if I understand. Kabu is talking to her son down under, and when she says "I love you son" his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

It’s About Time...Part XV

I want to begin with yet another comment, just one, or else this will get too long. And I want to pay particular attention to the notion of ‘Nows’, since it is relevant in helping me to draw a distinction between the ‘classical’ or Einsteinian, and the ‘quantum mechanical’ view of time and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

It’s About Time...Part XIV

If you’ve read the previous posts in this series, including the comments, you may remember that UtahJay tells us that ‘he doesn’t believe in time.’ To me that’s a strange statement, even though I also don’t ‘believe’ in time, but think in terms of ‘spacetime.’ Of course, in a sense we all do. How... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

It's about Time...Part XIII

The time has come for another post on time. And in order not to break tradition, at least as far as this series is concerned, let me respond to another comment. Today it’s UtahJay, who asked, “So who was it that lit that damn firecracker in the first place?” Here’s my answer: Obviously, Utah is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 7, 2012

An answer for Ciel…

When I posted Desmond Morris’ short piece, which made a couple of minor points I thought people might find interesting, I kinda forgot that few topics tend to stir up things more than that of evolution, LOL. But I ain’t gonna enter into a completely pointless debate about it. To quote Ciel, “If you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

I pulled a Wiley today…

I had all kinds of plans for today – I was going to write a proper post and look after other important matters. But it didn’t happen – I pulled a Wiley today! You pulled a Wiley? What in Heaven’s name does that mean, you ask, and well you might… ‘Pulling a Wiley’ is my term for fixing and building... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 5, 2012

To get away from Time for a moment, let’s go to Evolution…

In rummaging around the web, I came across this article by Desmond Morris, the famous anthropologist, and thought I’d share it with you. It doesn’t really contain anything new, as far as I am concerned, but it nicely summarizes today’s thinking on human evolution, and may hence be of interest. Mind... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

It's about Time...Part XII

As has become the rule in this series, I shall respond to yet another comment. This one is of particular interest to me, because it raises very fundamental questions, as you shall see. Unlike most of the others, it is not a ‘technical’ comment but, like Ash’s observations, a ‘philosophical’ one,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

It’s About Time…Part XI

This morning I serendipitously came across an article in the Jerusalem Post (which I look at every day) that fits in with our current theme; and since I’m a bit pressed for time anyway, I thought I’d give you the whole thing. First though a brief response to a question by TAPS. (There are some other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

It's about Time...Part X

Inevitably, a couple of comments first. First there is Ash’s suggestion, from Part VIII: Time is simply a tool invented by mankind... to keep track of events. Here is my answer: Mankind’s invention is the measurement of time to keep track of events, not that of the ‘ phenomenon ’ of time, which... Sign in to see full entry.

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