Suppose, somewhere in our universe, an event occurs. (Yes I know the previous sounds remarkably unintelligent, but it leads somewhere.) This event is repeated at exactly the same point in space. With time being non-existant as you have stated, there is no before, and the event has only occurred once. But suppose an independent observer, much to his/her confusion, saw both these events taking place. To him, the event has occurred twice. In his mind, there is a dimension that enables him to distinguish between these two events, which he (or she.. I say only in the hope that this message will not start any completely irrelevant feminist issues) would rationally measure as the interval between the two events. As we are all in a universe similar to this young (or old.. age issues too you see) male (or fe.. forget it), which is bound by the same laws, one of the dimensions with which we interact is 'time'.
Hence time exists and there is a before and an after to everything between the beginning and the end on the universe, not inclusive. Let us please accept this statement, and not try to bring up any more discrepancies in our basic concepts of the so called 'fourth dimension'.
Now, Einstein once, speaking of his theory of relativity, said that, "This relativistic analogy can be carried to its logical end." It has already been proved in an experiment concerning synchronised atomic clocks, one in a supersonic jet, and the other positioned at rest (relatively that is.. you have to be very accurate when speaking of relativity) on Earth, that the higher velocity a body attains, the more time appears to slow down for the body. Since time begins to slow down with higher speeds, it can be shown that at the speed of light time stops totally and beyond that begins to run backwards! Of course time flowing backwards would mean a velocity far greater than that of light itself, in sharp contrast to Einstein himself. Or is it? He did say 'logical' end, and it is illogical to travel at speeds greater then that of light. Seems guys like him think ofeverything.;-)
Einstein: my nomination for Earth's greatest scientist to date, Time magazine's nomination for man of the century, and the icon for this slashdot's entire science section: a universal figure in the field of science. His equation e=mc2 is probably the only scientific equation recognised on the street (so far). This man was a genius. And he was probably right when he said that the speed of light is the upper limiting velocity in the universe. Similarly, matter having contracted more and more, ultimately vanishes at the speed of light. Beyond that it is hard to imagine negative matter with infinite mass.
--The answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything: 42! --Trinity, in the Matrix: "It's the question that drives us nuts!"
There is a theory which states that if anyone ever discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
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Suppose, somewhere in our universe, an event occurs. (Yes I know the previous sounds remarkably unintelligent, but it leads somewhere.) This event is repeated at exactly the same point in space. With time being non-existant as you have stated, there is no before, and the event has only occurred once. But suppose an independent observer, much to his/her confusion, saw both these events taking place. To him, the event has occurred twice. In his mind, there is a dimension that enables him to distinguish between these two events, which he (or she.. I say only in the hope that this message will not start any completely irrelevant feminist issues) would rationally measure as the interval between the two events. As we are all in a universe similar to this young (or old.. age issues too you see) male (or fe.. forget it), which is bound by the same laws, one of the dimensions with which we interact is 'time'.
;-)
Hence time exists and there is a before and an after to everything between the beginning and the end on the universe, not inclusive. Let us please accept this statement, and not try to bring up any more discrepancies in our basic concepts of the so called 'fourth dimension'.
Now, Einstein once, speaking of his theory of relativity, said that, "This relativistic analogy can be carried to its logical end." It has already been proved in an experiment concerning synchronised atomic clocks, one in a supersonic jet, and the other positioned at rest (relatively that is.. you have to be very accurate when speaking of relativity) on Earth, that the higher velocity a body attains, the more time appears to slow down for the body. Since time begins to slow down with higher speeds, it can be shown that at the speed of light time stops totally and beyond that begins to run backwards! Of course time flowing backwards would mean a velocity far greater than that of light itself, in sharp contrast to Einstein himself. Or is it? He did say 'logical' end, and it is illogical to travel at speeds greater then that of light. Seems guys like him think ofeverything.
Einstein: my nomination for Earth's greatest scientist to date, Time magazine's nomination for man of the century, and the icon for this slashdot's entire science section: a universal figure in the field of science. His equation e=mc2 is probably the only scientific equation recognised on the street (so far). This man was a genius. And he was probably right when he said that the speed of light is the upper limiting velocity in the universe. Similarly, matter having contracted more and more, ultimately vanishes at the speed of light. Beyond that it is hard to imagine negative matter with infinite mass.
--The answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything: 42!
--Trinity, in the Matrix: "It's the question that drives us nuts!"
There is another theory which states that this has already happened!
There is a theory which states that if anyone ever discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.