Time?

[Yuhaney]

light takes time to go to your brain. brain takes time to compute. therefore we are never "living" "now".

That's the point. There's really no "now", because it's already in the past.

[Robby]

Loving this topic friends =]

As confusing as it is, it is like a tower of cute pandas.

[Kreekakon]

The time frame between moving a finger and seeing it is so... Uncomprehendable. It's an amazing thought, but a deep one as well. Loving this topic friends =]

A simpler way to put it is that the sun you see is the sun from eight minutes ago, because light has travel time.

And I love this topic too =D

That's the point. There's really no "now", because it's already in the past.

I'd say that there is a now. It's just not comprehensible by our senses.

[Statyk]

As confusing as it is, it is like a tower of cute pandas.

wut.

[Robby]

So lovable...

[Adny]

So if we're never really living in the present, why did we invent the concept of the present? It's just a past that wasn't as long ago. Also, we could never "live" in the future.

While on the concept of time: Time travel is impossible. Nature naturally prevents it by slowing down time as we reach the speed of light.


Damn, now I feel all "soul-searchy". I need to take a nap.

[Robby]

Time travel is impossible.

It isn't. But time dilation is.

[Kreekakon]

So if we're never really living in the present, why did we invent the concept of the present? It's just a past that wasn't as long ago. Also, we could never "live" in the future.

I'd say the concept of "present" can only be used as a metaphor, and refers to the timeframe "around right now". It can never truly be taken seriously by our senses.

While on the concept of time: Time travel is impossible. Nature naturally prevents it by slowing down time as we reach the speed of light.

Wouldn't that still mean we can go to the future? I remember Einstein saying something similar, that if there were two twin brothers, and one went onto a light-speed jet for some years, the brother on the jet could come off just as young as before, while the other brother is an old man.

[Statyk]

So if we're never really living in the present, why did we invent the concept of the present? It's just a past that wasn't as long ago. Also, we could never "live" in the future.

While on the concept of time: Time travel is impossible. Nature naturally prevents it by slowing down time as we reach the speed of light.


Damn, now I feel all "soul-searchy". I need to take a nap.

The "present" was probably created for those who could not comprehend the thought of there only being past and future. I bet most of my friend would tell me to shut the hell up if I told them the present didn't exist. haha.

[Adny]

It isn't. But time dilation is.

Go to space > live forever. GG