Is it time to know what time is?

Omegafanman

Thanks everyone - it is going to take me a while to wade through all the info.
and for any Chicago residents, what carol do you sing on Xmas day if the transit isn’t running on time….noeL.. noeL ….

I like the thought that time stops everything from happening at once....or is it needed to allow things to happen at all. Without time does everything stop and if the big bang started time, then what started the big bang...a bomb without a fuse. Also in a total empty void can there be any time...but if you add enough stuff/matter at a critical point it will condense and time plus light appears to stop (all relative of course)...yet black holes also have entropy so they evaporate over time. It is hard because this all gets mixed up with our biological clock and internal memory. Ultimately is time a construct, a fictitious concept linked to various true physical variable phenomena which we perceive as time passing. If they decide time is real and maybe
quantised we can all then chase a Chronon watch accurate @ 10-43 Seconds :0) ……. At the moment I don’t think they really know. They say going very fast can take you back in time....a friend of mine tried that and it worked... took him back to a time before he had his driving licence.....

Omegafanman

Thanks everyone - it is going to take me a while to wade through all the info.
and for any Chicago residents, what carol do you sing on Xmas day if the transit isn’t running on time….noeL.. noeL ….

Katana

If you are depressed,
you are living in the past.
If you are anxious,
you are living in the future.
If you are at peace,
you are living in the present.

- Laozi

Point being, don't obsess about time. Time can be a good servant, but a poor master.

Steve88M3

Laozi would not approve of watch obsession or collection.

Oh, the irony.

Katana

If you are depressed,
you are living in the past.
If you are anxious,
you are living in the future.
If you are at peace,
you are living in the present.

- Laozi

Point being, don't obsess about time. Time can be a good servant, but a poor master.

Aludic

Hi @Omegafanman,

If you're really interested in a broad perspective on what time is or could be; I'd highly recommend reading this one: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Time-Flies-Scientific-Investigation/dp/141654027X

I do have to warn you that it will entail reading a bit more than the average OF topic, though. 😉 Interesting and not too heavy to read.

Enjoy!

rob#1

Omegafanman

The past, present and the future all walked into a bar at the same time.....the atmosphere got rather tense :0)

Omegafanman

To really know what time it is, do we need to know what time is?
I am wondering if any of the erudite OF membership can shed light on the true nature of time for a layman like me… what the hell is it. I was aware of the time arrow and fractal flows, but I am now reading that Scientists claim to have reversed the direction of time with a quantum computer. They say they have created a state that evolves in a direction opposite to that of the thermodynamic arrow of time. So maybe there is a chance I can go back and buy a mint 1957 trilogy set (yes plus a Ranchero!) …. If I can afford a Quantum smart watch?
Seriously does anybody know 100% what time is? For sure it is ticking away for all of us so we should not waste a minute of it measuring our passing seconds wearing something we don’t love. For whom the bell tolls, or as the English pubs say… Time gentlemen(and ladies) please

0uss

Maybe this brief explanation would help. Start at 07:21

Omegafanman

Thanks I will give it a go. I just got a copy of Time Flys as @Aludic suggested and I have started watching the Brian Cox documentary @Noddyman . It will take me a while to wade through it all.... the simple questions don't always have simple answers...like why is the sky black at night :0)

Omegafanman

Many thanks - I will follow up on the tip.