[quanta07]

Hello infinitethoughts....
This statement..

Linear Time, specifically states that it is impossible to experience the present Now.

has no basis in validity. We live in the ‘now’. We know this from the previously experienced ‘now’s in our memory(past). From our previous ‘now’ experiences, we expect more ‘now’s(future).
We bound this concept of linear time in three parameters, past/present/future. Some of us are aware that the ‘now’ is experienced a few microseconds after the event. Does this matter? It seems as close to the ‘now’ as we can get.
We plan our lives on future events, (payday)
ALL observed events are a function of time, be it the ‘now’ or future.

At this Now, I do not see this "past" or "future" that Linear Time speaks of. I submit, that we have taken what Newton said 300 years ago, and have sort of blindly believed it.

What of your memories of past events? Does this not demonstrate ‘past’? Yes, we use time blindly in our everyday lives. We use time as a scalar in science.
The behavior of linear time is modeled as if each of us is locked to a single point(now) which is a moving point on a time line. The direction of this ‘now’ movement is toward the future This yields the behavior of a vector, a vector of change with magnitude ‘delta Time’ and direction ‘Future’.
IMHO, viewing linear time as a vector instead of a philosophical unknown is more beneficial and objective than subjective observations of the ‘now’. Subjective views lead to discussion without resolution I prefer the objective vector view, which leads to a resolution that cosmic expansion creates time, not mankind.
We can quantify time in units of seconds, minutes, hours, years.
We can qualify time as a vector OR project it into a philosophical mist of the ‘now’ and nonexistence.
Others are remaining objective and discoveries are being made……

Are you taking odds on Dr. Mallett’s having successful experiments? I’ll give you 100 to 1 he fails.

I take that bet…….He has already succeeded.

Happy thoughts….Q7