Time Travel, I found this article on a website?

Question

...or more specifically, time-scale disruption is a brief glimpse into the ethereal. We've all heard people say that when they were in a car accident, time slowed down. Not like "gee is it ever going to be quitting time" but even these segments show us the variability of time.

I was thinking recently of human longevity. How if we went through life totally present in the now, how time would slow and we would live much "longer" than we do now.
Why use medical science to give us more calendar years when all we have to do is be more present and just live our moments to quadruple our "life-time".

Any insights?

Answer 1

Time slows down in an accident because of the release of Adrenalin in the brain,it heightens your senses so your response time is quicker

to time travel you have to go faster than light,when you look at a planet/star in the sky that is a million light years away you are looking back and seeing how it looked a million years ago,if you could go faster than light and and get to that planet instantly and look back you would be looking at earth as it looked a million years ago,so in theory you could look back in time


as for all we have to do is be more present and just live our moments I agree
you know they have a saying''live for the moment''

Answer 2

I agree that in the case of a car accident it is most likely a perception of time and not the actual passage of time that slows down. Using a more positive example this can be observed when one is engaged in an activity that one enjoys like Yahoo Answers ;), video games, or other hobbies when people say things like "Gee, where did the time go' Or "How did it get to be so late"

The actual variability of time (versus perception) is too small on our everyday scale to be noticed. For instance when driving in a car at say 70 MPH time actually passes more slowly for you then a person standing on the street. However, the difference is too small for even the most precise time pieces to measure. This effect is usually not seen until one starts nearing (not reaching) the speed of light. Time (not ones perception) can also be distorted by vast amounts of gravity like found in and near a black hole.

Living in the now would probably make life more enjoyable although I think it foolish not to plan for retirement, career advancement and other future events unless one is already independently wealthy then this does not apply to you.
So, time would not slow down (although perhaps our perception would) and we would live the same amount of years that we currently do now (perhaps more enjoyably)

I do believe that medical science should be more focused on quality of life rather than quantity of life. I also am not sure one has a good grasp of this situation unless one has an older relative or has worked with people that have chronic disabling medical issues.

Answer 3

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I remember the feeling of time slowing down during a car mishap. It was a unique experience and provided a lot of food for thought. I agree it is all our perception of time. Time of course has been broken down and labelled for the convenience of society. I would always take off my watch when my holidays began.
Staying in the present is indeed one thing we can do to make the best of our lives. If we are totally in the moment ,focused and not preoccupied with anything else we are taking care of our future. This could be giving full attention to driving ,focusing on every conversation and decision . So often its our wasted thinking that takes up all our time and energy.. I feel we 're guaranteed to live longer .
Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery,today's a gift ...that's why its called the Present.
take care

take care

Answer 4

During a traumatic event time doesn't slow down. The observer *perceives* it to pass more slowly. This altered perception doesn't mean more or less time has passed or that the person is any younger or older due to the amount of time one perceives has passed.

I like your suggestion that we should live in the now. I am positive that if this wouldn't extend our lives it would at least make life more enjoyable. I also agree that too much medical science is dedicated to prolonging rather than improving life. That being said, we shouldn't discourage medical advances. And I think to try to prevent man from doing his best to conquer mortality would be a fruitless effort.

Answer 5

This shows us that time is very much subjective to perception. My thought is that time is not real, its just something in peoples head to explain how one thing triggers another in sequence.
I dont think time really slows down or speeds up, or it would have to slow down and speed up for everyone.
I think the memory of time slows down or speeds up.
For example, the first 2 weeks after my daughter was born were the longest 2 weeks of my life. But also, I remember almost every minute of that time.
On the other hand, some uneventful months seem to go by like days.

Interesting topic of discussion. Im interested in what other peoples answers are here.

Answer 6

It is a psychological phenomenon. We generate about 40.000 protothoughts per second. Due to comptetition and mutal reinforcement we tend to consciously work with only a few of them at the same time. Otherwise it would be impractical waste of resources since we have but one physical body. If we have a carcrash or are using some types of drugs this competition/inhibition system is disrupted. Because we are not used to this pace of though time seems to have slowed.

Answer 7

I agree that it is the pereception of time and not time itself that changes during a car accident. However, your suggestion to live in the moment might be a good one. What is the difference between living twice as long and just feeling like you lived twice as long (had twice as many experiences)?

Answer 8

Now there's a good idea. "Slow down. You move too fast. You gotta make the mornin' last."

Answer 9

Time doesn't exist.