2006-12-29 10:21:39 · 20 answers · asked by lsupergeorgel 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Time is an illusion; Einstein said so. We created it. We created all Holidays. What I'm trying to ask is why do we celebrate the approximate length of "time" it took the Sun to revolve around the Earth? Why do most people do this by getting drunk and partying? Why don't we celebrate the Moon's rotation around the Earth?
Why do we celebrate anything at all?
2006-12-29 10:35:56 · update #1
Because as the collective thinks, the collective does. Most people don't stop to think that time might be an illusion. You have prompted a great question and i hope you have made at least a few people stop and think. There is so much that is "accepted" and very rarely challenged.....
Drinking alcohol to excess is avoidance so - I think that ties in nicely with the lack of enquiry..........
Best wishes
2006-12-30 13:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by Lavida rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is time an illusion? It is an observable phenomena. Just like matter.
We know only the observable universe we live in. And in that universe, there is time.
So celebrate the first day of the year that we have each while orbiting around the sum.
2006-12-29 10:25:59 · answer #2 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will probably just make you ask more questions but we celebrate THE new year.
Some of us may have done things that we regret, and a new year is the way to resolve that. That is why we make "new year resolutions" To do what we could have,should have, but didn't do in the previous year. We take a toast to seal our promise to ourselves for the upcoming year. We celebrate because of what we will do on our clean slate. and we celebrate because the past is behind us and we no longer look back on the bad times.
i hope that somewhat answered your question.
2006-12-29 10:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Time and measurements of time are no more an illusion than any other abstract idea created by humans. i.e. laws, governments, the list goes on and on. Your argument applies to all things including birthdays and any holiday. By your logic we should give up just about every custom with human origins.
2006-12-29 10:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by Nolan D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Time isnt an illusion, an illusion is something fake you see in something else, time is irrelivant. And time is there to measure the span that something has been around, as in New Years we use time to measure how long a year is.
2006-12-29 10:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by attax321 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people need any excuse to get drunk on their butts, have a day off to recover from it, and pig out while watching endless hours of college football.
2006-12-29 10:23:13 · answer #6 · answered by rhino 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an excuse to get silly drunk, make out with strangers, have a lot of sex, and call in sick the next day to work.
2006-12-29 10:23:15 · answer #7 · answered by robtheman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time is not an illusion i think were just happy that the old year is over so we could go into a new year of happinnes instead of drama but every year has drama so i dont know...
2006-12-29 10:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by anOnymOus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is such a good question!!!!!!! You know...I always wondered that but if you think about it everything we create is an illusion which would make this entire world fake. hahahahaha talk about a negative nancyy...LMAO
2006-12-29 10:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 10 years you will see a real change in you,the world,etc.No illusion.
2006-12-29 10:24:44 · answer #10 · answered by robert p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋