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To better explain the whole Blackhole vs speed affecting time I came up with an example explaining the difference.

Say you and I are godlike beings.

We are racing paralel on two beams of light and I get caught in a black hole... and you take a "lead".

If I were to zap that blackhole out of existance. Space would return as normal.

I have still traveled as many miles as you and as space unfolds and uncontracts we will be perfectly paralel again.


While if you and I were gods who aged and were both 25. Traveling threw "time" across the universe... and I were to go 60 miles an hour and you were to go 60 miles less then the speed of light....

When I hit 60 if i were to hit a kill switch that instantly shut off both of our engines... I would be 60... and you would have barely aged at all... and would still be 25.

This difference would always occur... and would never change. I would always be roughly 35 years older then you.

"Time" is the counterpoint to Speed.

Time as defined by a rotting peach can not be a dimension because we have two different sets of time interesecting the same point now.'

A 25 year old me and a 60 year old you.