By "before creation" I mean before the Big Bang or before Genesis. Whichever one you happen to believe in.
2006-10-03 22:22:12 · 12 answers · asked by Johnny B 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
that's quite a tough question - theoretically, before Creation/Big Bang there was nothing, so there was no concept of time either; it's just hard to believe that there was 'nothing', so when we find out what was before the Big Bang, we can also answer your question.
2006-10-03 22:33:27 · answer #1 · answered by smilingcat 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Time as we know it is simply a relativistic position based on an objective change. In the case of the Earth, we count it in degrees of rotation as relative to the Sun (365 days=1 rotation around the Sun, 1 day= 1 rotation of the earth on it's axis, etc...). So, in theory, you could have time before creation, as long as you can have an awareness of your surroundings and hopefully the stages of creation, which would inherently allow you to analyse your position in terms of "befores" and "afters". Knowing there's fish in the rivers won't tell you it's 2pm PST, but you could say you are in the "fish period" none the less if you were asked.
The only way to have a more accurate accounting of time though, you would need to be able to create defined blocks of time, by finding a set pattern or interval. Without that, you'd still just be working with pure abstracts.
2006-10-03 22:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by SuccessSeeker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Big Bang describes how the Universe began as a single point 13.7 billion years ago, and has been expanding ever since, but it doesn't explain what happened before that. Researchers from Penn State University believe that there should be traces of evidence in our current universe that could used to look back before the Big Bang. According to their research, there was a contracting universe with similar space-time geometry to our expanding universe. The universe collapsed and then "bounced" as the Big Bang.
2006-10-03 23:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by college_republicans_club 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think that "time" would have its beginning when God said "Let there be light" in Genesis 1. There's no Biblical record of anything being created before that point, so there would not really be another reference point that would indicate that time had begun. So to answer your question, I would say no.
2006-10-03 22:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ofcourse there's no concept of time before creation. What do you think will be the purpose of time if there's NOTHING? time existed from the very first split second of creation
2006-10-03 22:29:34 · answer #5 · answered by hitherto 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Because there was nothing but everything condensed into a single finite point.
As for the religious point, sure, why not, anything is possible in mythology.
2006-10-04 08:13:46 · answer #6 · answered by James P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is possible that a Prime Mover (whom I choose to call God) created other humanoid planets. It is only in the egoistic mind of man that we find it difficult to conceive of "otherness." I believe someday to have the answer.
2006-10-03 22:49:43 · answer #7 · answered by Don 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I believe there was always time. People just didn't know how to use it, or measure it, or value it. But once civilization came along, then we were able to farm when it was light, sleep when it was dark (or hunt) etc etc.
2006-10-03 22:30:31 · answer #8 · answered by JellyCat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer is no. Time is a concept created by mankind.
2006-10-03 22:26:16 · answer #9 · answered by no nickname 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes,there was the time when creation was in the process of creation,the zero time,or god only time.
2006-10-03 23:16:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋