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Blue Owl

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36. Does anybody really know what time it is?

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Scientists discover that time is just an illusion [View all] BootinUp Jun 2024 OP

Just Time? Arne Jun 2024 #1

lol. Cool. BootinUp Jun 2024 #2

Riiiight. paleotn Jun 2024 #9

Years ago, I would contemplate the age-old question: John1956PA Jun 2024 #10

Now let science explain/ describe a world without 'consciousness'? sanatanadharma Jun 2024 #14

Suggested reading on that very subject rambler_american Jun 2024 #38

I've had a few Ramblers Arne Jun 2024 #48

La Nause reACTIONary Jun 2024 #74

That's what the Toltec belief is, and the Hopi Nation language also reflects that. BComplex Jun 2024 #51

Gee, and I thought eveerything in the universe could be described in three parameters - Length, Force, and Time. c-rational Jun 2024 #3

Yes my religion teaches there is no time and that they world is a manifestation of the mind Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #4

"It gets really complicated" .... Love it!! KPN Jun 2024 #19

Lunch time doubly so. Turbineguy Jun 2024 #5

Saved me the effort TlalocW Jun 2024 #34

Sadly, there is no longer a UK Reader's Digest for Ford to send that to muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #65

The best part about this is... Think. Again. Jun 2024 #6

yes, mind bending. BootinUp Jun 2024 #7

We might conclude that the universe is a stranger place... WheelWalker Jun 2024 #8

"The universe is not only stranger than you think... alterfurz Jun 2024 #53

"So the problem is not so much to see what nobody has yet seen, WheelWalker Jun 2024 #69

Interesting but irrelevant in the human sphere. paleotn Jun 2024 #11

Spot on. This new theory is the illusion. brush Jun 2024 #24

well said. (and glad somebody stepped up to say it) stopdiggin Jun 2024 #37

RecRecRec💋 MerryBlooms Jun 2024 #70

Yep. I'm happy physicists are working on Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2024 #72

I KNEW IT!! 2naSalit Jun 2024 #12

I usta forget it. jaxexpat Jun 2024 #25

I will have known it! Qutzupalotl Jun 2024 #13

I've thought for many years grumpyduck Jun 2024 #15

I think time got standardized with train travel. LisaM Jun 2024 #43

Time-keeping started earlier. Igel Jun 2024 #85

The holographic brain/universe is interesting too. ananda Jun 2024 #16

I think my mind is trying to make Ilsa Jun 2024 #17

So the doc we watched about the Argentinosaurus... SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2024 #18

It did, as far as we know. nt BootinUp Jun 2024 #21

It was actually just a couple of blinks ago. rubbersole Jun 2024 #29

It's about time... MiHale Jun 2024 #20

No past, no future, just one non stop continous Botany Jun 2024 #22

I think the Jacksonville Jaguars are in the same boat - unfortunately! lark Jun 2024 #32

Same for the Buffalo Bills MorbidButterflyTat Jun 2024 #58

There's always next year for our Bills! 🤠😭😤😃, those are my 4 emotions every season! 🤣 MerryBlooms Jun 2024 #71

Hey there! MorbidButterflyTat Jun 2024 #73

Aww Dang. That last line really hurts. They look good this year! Evolve Dammit Jun 2024 #42

Is our universe then a mobius strip or an 8-track cassette? Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #47

I knew these guys were way ahead of their ... time" KPN Jun 2024 #23

my back, heart, hernia, knees, and hips... ret5hd Jun 2024 #26

If time is an illusion, so is change and I can't accept that. harumph Jun 2024 #27

I think the illusion has to do with the whole uncertainty/probability thing BootinUp Jun 2024 #31

Yeah. An emergent property, not an out and out illusion. Nt scipan Jun 2024 #64

Running out of thesis topics Traurigkeit Jun 2024 #28

"Lunchtime doubly so" gay texan Jun 2024 #30

When I can no longer lift a glass of beer to my lips, Mr. Evil Jun 2024 #33

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Jun 2024 #35

Does anybody really know what time it is? Blue Owl Jun 2024 #36

By the time I tell you what time it is, I'll be wrong... dchill Jun 2024 #39

Yes and no FreeState Jun 2024 #57

The Universe rambler_american Jun 2024 #40

"... this theory faces challenges, including how to test these concepts empirically." Jim__ Jun 2024 #41

Ah.... Science finally catches up with Science Fiction writers. 👍😊 ashredux Jun 2024 #44

Ya, except that red shift is real and quantifiable infullview Jun 2024 #45

it's certianly true that we know very little about the fundamental nature of the universe and the nature of subatomic LymphocyteLover Jun 2024 #46

Dr. Rust Cohle posited this years ago. LudwigPastorius Jun 2024 #49

Was reading the one where Gravity is Time, Arne Jun 2024 #50

This is very likely Metaphorical Jun 2024 #52

What does time do when you're having fun? Arne Jun 2024 #59

Could that explain entanglement? Seems like it. Nt scipan Jun 2024 #66

Interesting Question Metaphorical Jun 2024 #75

All that is needed for anyone to fly lapfog_1 Jun 2024 #54

And this great theory affects/changes my life in what way? oldfart73 Jun 2024 #55

So cool Joinfortmill Jun 2024 #79

"Time is what keeps things from happening all at once." intrepidity Jun 2024 #56

If that's true why did it take them so long? n/t whopis01 Jun 2024 #60

My theory is that "reality" as we know it snot Jun 2024 #61

No they didn't caraher Jun 2024 #62

I don't have time to read the entire article. nt BWdem4life Jun 2024 #63

Lol. Good one! KPN Jun 2024 #80

Fascinating Easterncedar Jun 2024 #67

Yep. Just ask Billy Pilgrim. Martin Eden Jun 2024 #68

Time exists so everything doesn't happen at once. Ocelot II Jun 2024 #76

... emulatorloo Jun 2024 #77

Does that mean I'm not getting older?☺️ Joinfortmill Jun 2024 #78

Time is a construct used to measure change JoseBalow Jun 2024 #81

"I'm not into Time, man." Marcuse Jun 2024 #82

I wish someone would tell my fucking knees. GaYellowDawg Jun 2024 #83

Age will get all of us of course. I am finding BootinUp Jun 2024 #84