My homework is to figure out (your choice) whether time is relative or absolute and what it means...
As well as giving some examples of the choice chosen.
2007-08-28 10:32:16 · 22 answers · asked by BahamaBabi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ya... I kno It shuldnt be here but.. I needed an answer anywhere I could
2007-08-28 10:48:34 · update #1
&& I KNOW it isnt good for someone to do my homework, that's why I'm asking for opinions/help...
thats not all my homework is about
2007-08-28 10:49:41 · update #2
time is an invention of man and only relates to us here on the earth ... its relative ...
2007-08-28 10:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Relative. Absolutely.
Einstein's Theory of Relativity explains that time is not a fixed constant. Time varies in extreme circumstances. For example, if your speed approaches the speed of light, time will slow down for you. Experiments have been done and they have shown this to be true.
There's a relatively simple explanation at Muppet Labs and a very good and very deep explanation with all sorts of videos and simulations at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
2007-08-28 17:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Time is relative to what ever space-time it is measured from. If a spaceship traveled near the speed of light they may return thousands of years later but to them only a few days have gone by.
2007-08-28 17:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends if you're working with Newtonian or Einsteinian physics, and if its homework I'm guessing Newtonian.
However, the (Einsteinian) answer is that there is no such thing as time. There is no such thing as space.
_Spacetime_ (one entity) is relative (and curved!).
Seriously, time is not absolute, and does not exist on its own. Anyone saying otherwise doesn't understand physics, and shouldn't be answering questions about physics (which shouldn't be asked in the Religion & Spirituality section).
2007-08-28 17:35:34 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well time is relative, but i wont tell you why since it is your homework, not mine. BTW has anyone ever told you it does you no good to have someone else do your homework, its like sending someone to the gym for you to workout, and then trying to test your muscles at the pace they were working out at.IOW it wont work, your mind is a muscle, exercise it yourself, no one else can do that for you.
2007-08-28 17:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by Josh W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relative. Time slows down when you reach the speed of light.
2007-08-28 17:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by Master C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einstein's calculations clearly show it is relative. Many of those things have been experimentally shown correct. It even has to be corrected for on the computers in space missions.
2007-08-28 17:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its absolutely relative
2007-08-28 17:39:58 · answer #8 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Time is relative in the human mind, it is absolute outside of the mind.
What does this have to do with Religion and Spirituality?
2007-08-28 17:36:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Time definitely was slower when I was young. Unfortunately time moves faster the older I get.
2007-08-28 17:36:27 · answer #10 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My relatives -- time is absolute 4:00pm = 4:00pm
My Wife's relatives -- time is relative. 4:00pm = 6:37pm
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2007-08-28 17:37:50 · answer #11 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋