Time is as imaginary as up/down, left/right, forward/backward.
That is to say that the concept and it’s consequences exist no matter what we call it. Time is not a human thing, it’s one of the dimensions of the space in which we exist. Calling it “time” and a “second” being as many vibrations of a caesium as it is, that’s the human bit.
Time is a human construct designed for measuring and scheduling and has no meaning whatsoever outside of human endeavor.
The universe and the infinite space the universe resides in exist at “now” : an important tenet of ‘relativity’. No past. No future. Now. Past, future, time… these are constructs of sentient organisms. The universal “don’t believe everything you think” immediately comes to mind.
We exist in space. Space is infinite - it has no boundaries or edges, has always existed and will always exist. We also exist in this (“our”) universe - which is finite, did have a start date, and will come to an end someday. Not soon. Hopefully.
Space is also infinite “bigger” and “smaller”. But let’s save that for another time.
(but does cesium REALLY vibrate the same in different parts of space? h’mm?)
If it makes you feel any better - ALL “time” is imaginary. Time is a human construct that has no meaning outside of human endeavor.
I guess the tauon decays of its own volition then.
All particles ‘decay’. Everything particulate decays. what’s your question?
I know I do
Time is as imaginary as up/down, left/right, forward/backward.
That is to say that the concept and it’s consequences exist no matter what we call it. Time is not a human thing, it’s one of the dimensions of the space in which we exist. Calling it “time” and a “second” being as many vibrations of a caesium as it is, that’s the human bit.
Time is a human construct designed for measuring and scheduling and has no meaning whatsoever outside of human endeavor.
The universe and the infinite space the universe resides in exist at “now” : an important tenet of ‘relativity’. No past. No future. Now. Past, future, time… these are constructs of sentient organisms. The universal “don’t believe everything you think” immediately comes to mind.
We exist in space. Space is infinite - it has no boundaries or edges, has always existed and will always exist. We also exist in this (“our”) universe - which is finite, did have a start date, and will come to an end someday. Not soon. Hopefully.
Space is also infinite “bigger” and “smaller”. But let’s save that for another time.
(but does cesium REALLY vibrate the same in different parts of space? h’mm?)
It vibrates relatively the same, depending on how much of it there is nearby. ;)
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