What time? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by XXdarkclarityXX
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What time? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by XXdarkclarityXX
Replace "By the time" with "When"....figure of speech, my friend.
But how do you measure the length of that "when" if time doesn't exist? What do you call that which has passed between the present and the point where it registers in your mind?
Ahhh we have ourselves persistence of the utmost fortitude! How unrelenting are you, beer good! Venture not into what is not discussed and let us delve into the topic at hand! That which inhabits the realm bordered by the present and the mind's recognition can be named the true time of occurrence. The future is hope of occurence, the past is memory of occurence, and what is known as the present is fleeting, yet incomplete occurence for it cannot be recognized by the human mind. However, the present is an entity of constant degredation. The minute it exists is the very minute of its death.
Time obviously does not have an objective body but the existence of a thing is not dependent upon it's physical nature. Take beauty for example, this is not an objective thing that exists, but an abstract idea. Though the blue-eyed girl is beautiful, it is her objective form that beauty describes. So although what exists is her physical form, beauty is used in a manner that gives it substance and existence. So yes, time exists in the eye of the beholder.
Of course time exists. If it didn't my watch would stop. But then, if I don't listen to my watch, does it tick?
Thats what i was trying to get to earlier in this thread ... thanks for the laymans terms. I cannot percieve time as a noun! It doesn't make logical sence to me. Alas.Quote:
Originally Posted by meddle_some
time can not exist, it is a secondary quality, and aside from that: is comprised of now, the past and the future, since the past, and the future can not physically exist for us now, our sense of time is based on an immediate static unchanging point, so in a sense time is non existance, movement is non existance, these are sensations merely generated by our mind, but are not existant in reality.
I'm not sure at all. But time could be seen as an idea, therefore a noun...which exists.
There must be time, because what else does it take to get up after we fall? And fall so frequently.
You wot?
Does time exist? Well, what kind of bloody stupid question is that? Obviously time exists, because you have way too much of it on your hands.
There's no need to be so rude.
Does time exist?
What do you mean by "exist"?
and, what do you mean by "time"?
How should I understand those words?
How can I make you believe my answers?
How do you know that I won't lie to you?
Distressing...
What's the use?
Time exists, but only in our realm. Outside of our realm is also outside the stream of time and time does not exist there.
For anyone interested, there is a wonderful special edition of Scientific American which came out fairly recently devoted entirely to the subject of time. It truly is a fascinating read.