How could "time" have NO beginning?

Question

I often ask on here, when did time begin, I know that no-living thing can answer this question. People tend to say that it has no beginning, and I question them "how could something with no beginning exsist?"
People come up with the conclusion statement that human minds can't grasp the concept of there not being a beginning...
But although our puny human minds can't grasp it, mathematically and theoretically, it's impossible for something to have NO origin.
People say that the big bang created time, that's impossible. What was before the big bang?

When I think deeply about this life.. and the general beginning of time, like I mean trillions and trillions and trillions.. ect of years ago BEFORE the big bang, it leaves me awestruck and sometimes I come up with the conclusion that life is nothing but a mere illusion, that only I AM experiencing, it's mind boggling and quite scary to think about

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

What is time? I mean physical time as we know it in our universe?

Time is a movement of space, the universe's expansion.

It can be defined as frequency: t=1/f

It is part of space. It can be defined as a distance divided by a velocity: since v=d/t > then t=d/v

ie: If you travell at the speed of light, time will also slow down!

Matter also affects time by curving space, it is especialy noticable around massive objects like black holes.

So you see time is not linear!

If it is not linear then it can be bent,if it can be bent it can go backwards! If it goes backwards only G-d knows where it comes from!

Answer 2

Think about the Earth.

When you look out (you being proportionately smaller) upon it, you simply see a flat surface. When we look from above(another planet/satellite) we see in fact that it is a sphere.

So you may walk forever, and never reach the "end" of the Earth.

Similarly, if we consider time to be a circle, and we are just a teeny-tiny piece of it, from what we can see, time is a straight line. If we were infinite, we would be able to see the whole thing: the circle.

Consider the big bang. Some say that it is the "beginning" of time... Whenever our universe's existence "ends" (if that is possible), some say that after, we would have another big-bang type event. Using my circle analogy, this would mean that time had traveled all the way around the circle, and is now starting over again.

Answer 3

Do not be discouraged - you are pondering questions that have plagued mankind since his inception.
Mathematically - and probably in reality - time stops completely if the observer travels at the speed of light and distances in the direction of his travel shrink to zero. The implications of this are indeed mind boggling, to say the least. It means simply that if you could travel at the speed of light, you would circumvent the universe in no time - enen if the universe is infinite!
I cannot concieve of "no time." Everything that is conceivable to me is based on time - without time, we have no cause and effect, no "before" and "after" and so on. We have an infinite expanse of nothing - to me, this is simply inconceivable.
Both an infinite universe and a finite universe is inconceivable to me (infinite universe is a rediculous conception, but if it is finite - whats on "the other side?" - there must, therefore, be dimensions and constructions that we simply don't understand or know of).
Do not let it be "scary" - it is what it is.
In the past, people found volcanoes and thunder "scary" - simply because they didn't understand these things - today, we explain these phenomenon and they are no longer the mysteries they once were - and in these modern times, there are still numerous things we don't understand - but as we increase our knowledge, perhaps we will be better prepared to understand the workings of our universe.
It is good that you are mystified and awe struck when you look out at the night sky - remember, it is only the ignorant that are bliss.

Answer 4

Can you imagine the fact that there's no point further south than the South Pole?

If so, add a dimension, and you may be able to see how there can be no time earlier than the Big Bang.

It's the same idea; at any particular place it seems like you're living in a "flat" world, but if you try to go far enough the curvature becomes apparent.

Answer 5

Your statement

"it's impossible for something to have NO origin"

is not a verified fact, but only a conjecture that you accept as fact.

A simple law of physics tells us that matter and energy are interchangeable, but nowhere do we say that mater and energy had a beginning.

Perhaps the solution to your conundrum is as simple as no longer accepting the conjecture you posit above as a fact.

Answer 6

Time is like a ring or circle. It has not beginning and no end. Or, look into two mirrors facing each other. The images go on forever. It is hard to see the end form the beginning.