Welcome to the ToeQuest.
Page 4 of 53 FirstFirst 1234567814 ... LastLast
Results 31 to 40 of 528
  1. #31
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,625
    Blog Entries
    5
    Thanks Given
    296
    Thanked 896x in 724 Posts
    Rep Power
    154

    Smile Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Thanks Q7,liked your post,time is very real,in the relative sense that is!
    There
    Is
    Motion
    Everywhere=TIME.=Relativity.

    I agree with you that doubts are cast and caused,by inner,and outer reasoning,that I feel
    is a good thing,I have doubts,when I have them,I look for more information about the
    thing I am doubting,if I cannot find any,then I put a question mark over the subject.

    We are all involved in time,and move in time,but we are not of time?


    regards michael.
    Humilty,coupled with boldness,surprises truth to
    reveal herself?

  2. #32
    Grandmaster
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    United States
    Posts
    5,807
    Blog Entries
    62
    Thanks Given
    3,838
    Thanked 3,462x in 2,168 Posts
    Rep Power
    89

    Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Quote Originally Posted by dipayankar View Post
    I somehow have strated to believe that time is a relative field. But I would really like to know if we revome time from the universe.... how will the universe be affected???
    Hi Dipayankar, if time were removed, as the abstract concept of our measure of matter in motion, the universe continues unaffected. The universe has no knowledge, especially awareness of time, or anything else. Only the live observers have reference to time, as our ability to measure matter's motion, from point a to point b...

    regards,
    "To develop the skill of correct thinking is in the first place to learn what you have to disregard. In order to go on, you have to know what to leave out; this is the essence of effective thinking." Kurt Godel
    "Time and space are modes in which we think and not conditions in which we live." Albert Einstein
    "The uncertainty principle is an absolute, finite, universal constant." L.G.
    "The tick-tick-tick of the caesium atom is a sliding-time-scaler constant of all finite universal motion." L.G.

  3. #33
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,625
    Blog Entries
    5
    Thanks Given
    296
    Thanked 896x in 724 Posts
    Rep Power
    154

    Smile Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Time is the thing that governs most of our lives,rushing to work,not wanting to be late,
    waiting in a queue for the bank to open on time-9am on the dot!Yet we later learn that this thing called time is really an illusion?The question then posed is this;have we then all
    been wasting our time?



    regards michael.
    Humilty,coupled with boldness,surprises truth to
    reveal herself?

  4. #34
    Grandmaster
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    India
    Posts
    2,131
    Blog Entries
    2
    Thanks Given
    27
    Thanked 149x in 103 Posts
    Rep Power
    51

    Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Or rather what will happen to our mathematics if we remove time???


    Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd Gillespie View Post
    Hi Dipayankar, if time were removed, as the abstract concept of our measure of matter in motion, the universe continues unaffected. The universe has no knowledge, especially awareness of time, or anything else. Only the live observers have reference to time, as our ability to measure matter's motion, from point a to point b...

    regards,

  5. #35
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,625
    Blog Entries
    5
    Thanks Given
    296
    Thanked 896x in 724 Posts
    Rep Power
    154

    Smile Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Dipayankar,if we removed time from maths,then you would reveal a more accurate
    account of universal outworkings of law.



    regards michael.
    Humilty,coupled with boldness,surprises truth to
    reveal herself?

  6. #36
    Orange Belt
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    34
    Thanks Given
    0
    Thanked 0x in 0 Posts
    Rep Power
    20

    Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Quote Originally Posted by dipayankar View Post
    Or rather what will happen to our mathematics if we remove time???
    Or, what if we remove structure from the mathematics that we have created?

    Yes, I know that maths is a representation of how the universe appears to work. But what if are most basic assumptions are incorrect?

    We once assumed, for example, that the sun is yellow and objects are solid, or countless other things that are not wholly true or whose questions are irrelevant. Though we mostly still rely on these assumptions, science knows better. But why is our math still based on them?

    But what did mathematics look like before human assumption? It would not be impossible to completely rework our most basic assumptions and create a new kind of maths that does not start with "1+1=2" but one where "1", as a representation, is not assumed.

  7. #37
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,625
    Blog Entries
    5
    Thanks Given
    296
    Thanked 896x in 724 Posts
    Rep Power
    154

    Smile Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Quote Originally Posted by 5589 View Post
    Or, what if we remove structure from the mathematics that we have created?

    Yes, I know that maths is a representation of how the universe appears to work. But what if are most basic assumptions are incorrect?

    We once assumed, for example, that the sun is yellow and objects are solid, or countless other things that are not wholly true or whose questions are irrelevant. Though we mostly still rely on these assumptions, science knows better. But why is our math still based on them?

    But what did mathematics look like before human assumption? It would not be impossible to completely rework our most basic assumptions and create a new kind of maths that does not start with "1+1=2" but one where "1", as a representation, is not assumed.
    5589 Maybe maths do need an overhaul,prehaps too many assumptions have been made,
    and never rigorously tested,what do you suggest?

    regards michael.
    Humilty,coupled with boldness,surprises truth to
    reveal herself?

  8. #38
    Orange Belt
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    34
    Thanks Given
    0
    Thanked 0x in 0 Posts
    Rep Power
    20

    Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Quote Originally Posted by mkirkpatrick View Post
    5589 Maybe maths do need an overhaul,prehaps too many assumptions have been made,
    and never rigorously tested,what do you suggest?

    regards michael.
    I wouldn't know where to begin with such an undertaking. But I have a couple of ideas.

    The first is to find new representations for quantity other than our current number sequence. This could be a mathematics based on strings of 'words' or symbols. The letters of the words can then be grouped by kind and placed in an order which depends on function. Also, different 'vowels' and 'consonants' could be created in the alphabet which would serve to signify type, function,etc. So, for example, instead of saying "1 apple" we could represent the same apple by using "jea apple" if it is half-eaten and "poippi apple" if it has been microwaved and sliced up. It becomes useful, of course, when you need to combine its value with something else. (Imagine how efficient our spoken language would be if this was highly developed. I would imagine that is how some alien civilizations speak.)

    The second way to do that is to use our current system but augment each number with a representation of number type (e.g., quantity, structure, space, change). So, for example, instead of saying "1 apple" the "1" would have an attachment. Metadata, if you will. This may allow us to use just one kind of mathematics instead of many kinds (discrete, applied, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, etc.) or at least simplify the current kinds. This is a variation on the first idea.

    There are other ways, I'm sure. We have stuck with our current system like VHS, using it and furthering it because it works 'pretty darn well' and because of the network effect. However, there is probably a superior method that is more effective and efficient. We just haven't considered developing it yet because we're too comfortable. We don't have to simplify maths, of course. But imagine what the world would be like if everyone could use complex mathematics the way they now use PCs (once the exclusive domain of geeks and scientists).

    Also, some interesting new computational concepts are coming out of new types of computers (e.g., biological computing) that do not rely on binary yes/no on/off states. These could even be studied for ideas.

  9. #39
    Moderator
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,625
    Blog Entries
    5
    Thanks Given
    296
    Thanked 896x in 724 Posts
    Rep Power
    154

    Smile Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Thank you 5589,you present some very interesting concepts,whether they will ever be
    realized is somewhat doubtful,I am unaware of the biological computing you mention,
    as this is not in line with the thread theme,a pm with a brief synopsis would be appreciated if at all possible.

    regards michael
    Humilty,coupled with boldness,surprises truth to
    reveal herself?

  10. #40
    Grandmaster
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    United States
    Posts
    5,807
    Blog Entries
    62
    Thanks Given
    3,838
    Thanked 3,462x in 2,168 Posts
    Rep Power
    89

    Re: Time Does Not Exist

    Nothing again, if you're willing to do the distance calculations of matter in motion, as that's identical to time. Time is just one of those abstracts making our math lives a bit easier...

    regards,


    Quote Originally Posted by dipayankar View Post
    Or rather what will happen to our mathematics if we remove time???
    "To develop the skill of correct thinking is in the first place to learn what you have to disregard. In order to go on, you have to know what to leave out; this is the essence of effective thinking." Kurt Godel
    "Time and space are modes in which we think and not conditions in which we live." Albert Einstein
    "The uncertainty principle is an absolute, finite, universal constant." L.G.
    "The tick-tick-tick of the caesium atom is a sliding-time-scaler constant of all finite universal motion." L.G.

 

 
Page 4 of 53 FirstFirst 1234567814 ... LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Back to top