2007-03-23 07:28:19 · 5 answers · asked by : 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Absolutely, in relativistic ( Einsteinian ) terms, it all depends on the point from which the observation is made. In quantum terms it all depends on whether an observation is mad at all.
Time is a necessary construct in order to manifest the 'physical' experience. If one is observing from within it appears that linear ( uni-directional ) time exists. Of course try telling that to a four year-old on Christmas Eve !
From outside it only exists from the aspect of which observation is being made.
The best analogy I have come up with, taking oneself as the 'Observer', imagine that you are an actor holding a reel of film in your hands. The film is static, and immobile until you put it into the projector, it has no 'time'. But you know that that same reel contains a great of apparent time, frame by frame 'action'. Of course this analogy helps even more, by cheating a little, because you know that you can play the film forwards, or backwards, actual speed or slo-mo, or hi-speed, even 'time-elapse; ( I love that one ).
That's pretty much the way things look........from 'outside'.
2007-03-23 17:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...and an instant is timeless eternity, paradoxically, linear time is a sequence of instances. So, opportunity is at hand.Now we know the principle. ...Only requirement is to be out of mind, for mind is an inventor and promoter of time dimension...time does not exist outside of mind..You may exist, for real you is a timeles consciousness confused with beliefs gladly offered by mind..Would you take a challenge? Belief is a clue which bind instances in one line, and you often identify yourself with your belief...Drop all the beliefs and then instances may form a holographic structures as it design to be...Then , welcome, pop up, if you learned how. But you are on right path, mrs, Bless you to continue your search...
2007-03-23 15:02:48 · answer #2 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quiet your mind sufficiently, and each moment is an eternity :))
2007-03-23 14:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by drakke1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is another way of saying " the everlasting present. "
2007-03-23 14:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mello Yello 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good point.makes sense.
2007-03-23 14:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋