Does time travel in more than two directions?

Question

So we as humans see time as going in two directions, backwards (the past), and forwards (the future). We can only travel in one direction, and can only travel at one speed ("real time"). But what if there were infinite directions, like if I had a decision to make, what if the timeline split into two futures; one where I made said decision and one where i didn't. Now since there are infinite possibilities, maybe there is an infinite amount of timelines, and time travels in an infinite amount of directions, similar to height, width and length do.

Or I could be way off, your thoughts?

Answer 1

You're absolutely correct. Every descision leads us in a singular direction in time. Depending upon which decision we make other choices will emerge following that line of logic. In the end there are an indefinite number of possibilities, and thus an indefinite number of independent timelines that interweave among each other based on consecutive choices.

Answer 2

In the natural sciences, time’s arrow, or arrow of time as it is also known, is a term coined in 1927 by British astronomer Arthur Eddington used to distinguish a direction of time on a four-dimensional relativistic map of the world; which, according to Eddington, can be determined by a study of organizations of atoms, molecules, and bodies.

Physical processes at the microscopic level are either entirely or mostly time symmetric, meaning that the theoretical statements that describe them remain true if the direction of time is reversed; yet when we describe things at the macroscopic level it often appears that this is not the case: there is an obvious direction (or flow) of time. An arrow of time is anything that exhibits such time-asymmetry.

Answer 3

Well, if you look into quantum physics you'll see that when a particle travels from point A to point B it takes every possible path. The path you observe is the path of least resistance. So this means that time is an infinitely expanding tree.

Another way to look at it though is that time doesn't move at all. We're just under the illusion that it is.

Answer 4

Time is an illusion.It is based on the revolutions of the earth , sun ,moon and stars.If the world spins around 1 time we call it a day , and if the earth goes around the sun 1 time we call it a year .So , with that said , "time" is only a measure of distance .
What you said about two futures is (in my opinion) is correct ."time" as we shall call it is only relitive to ones own "lifetime".So based on that, "time" or ones own life time is an ever expanding , branching , evolving illusion .
Think of it this way ; if you want to stop time all you have to do is jump in front of a bus and "time" stops! If you want to start a fresh time line ,have a child and you can start a new branch in "time".If you want to go back in time all you have to do is change your mind on a decision you have made and the longer you wait to change you mind or "timeline" the harder it is to go back.I think we all wish we had a "flux-capacitor" to play with even if we had to drive a Delorian.Remember this when thinking about time and its relitivity...YOU and only you are the center of the universe and it all is relitive to you and your life-time.That may sound selfish , but it's easier to deal with life and all its mysteries when you can come to terms with the fact that you can only control yourself and your actions.I hope this helps a little , I enjoyed your question and look forward to hearing more feedback on this topic. PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL

Answer 5

There is only one arrow of time so don't waste your time even wondering about it and your making a decision is not going to split reality in any way .

Answer 6

I think it is all speculation at this point. Like for example: does time go slower for something that has great mass as opposed to something with less mass? What is time exactly? I think the phrase time has to be clearly defined. Is time simply the occurence of events?

Answer 7

no, only in one direction