Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Concept of Time
The way we measure time is a flawed. We always count forward starting from zero (0:00). From there, we go to 0:01, 0:02, all the way to infinite we so chose to. But what happens when we count backwards? We can measure smaller units of time by counting 1/100Th, 1/1000Th of seconds, but what happens when we try to count backwards from one second? We quickly discover that the smallest measurements of time are too fast for us to keep up with. Our number system is infinite, and we are forced to stop those numbers if we are to ever reach zero. Otherwise, we would never get there. The same is so when measuring distance. If a race car is to cross the finish line and we calculate every distance even up to one billionth of an inch, the car would never cross the finish line because the distance would never reach zero. Now of course, when counting backwards, we will always reach zero. Just as the race car will always cross the finish line and go beyond. So my only conclusion is that our system of measuring time and distance is flawed. Peace to the World.
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