What do you believe in: Fate, Coincidence, or Choice?

[kaneada]

Jay520 said:

kaneada said:

Good question. The answer lies with none other than Einstein. "Energy can neither be created nor destroyed it can only be changed from one form to another." Time is the unit of measure that decribes that change, but in and of itself is not real. Look at the universe around you. You are observing energy from X number of light years away. That does not indicate that time exists, that indicates that energy exists and that it travels through space. 

Even simpler you can also consider an atomic clock which uses the occilation of an atom at 10^10 cycles per second. Beacuse this energy changes, we can use those changes to determine time. However, the actual time is based on an arbitary seed set to that ocillation. Given that we have clocks that literally measure a change in energy to detmine time itself, I think my arugment is self evident. Time is a unit of measure not a real entity. 

 

No offense, but I didn't understand any of that. I would probably be better off looking it up myself. Thanks though.

Yeah, its not an easy concept to grasp, but I'm not exactly accoustomed to explaining it...the basics are this 

A) Without energy

B) Without either the movement or change of that energy

C) There would be no need for time...so therefore time is dependent on A and B and thefore constructed.

Basically an Atom is the most accurate frequency we have to tell time, so when calculated against the earths gravity we get an accurate measure of time, or the change in energy on that plane. Like wise an identical clock , on a different plane, with different gravity would essentially be at a different time. Hence why time is arbitrary and subjec to the plane that is measures.