RE: What would you call my new beliefs?
March 1, 2017 at 8:24 pm
(This post was last modified: March 1, 2017 at 8:25 pm by Nonpareil.)
(March 1, 2017 at 8:05 pm)SteveII Wrote: In a universe that consist of one object, there would be no time because causality (relative movement, changes in states) creates "time". If you disagree, tell me why.
That is exactly the opposite of how this works.
You assert that causality "creates time". This idea is incoherent and unsupported by any evidence, because time is not "changes in states". Changes in states happen within time. They are not equivalent to time. Time is a dimension, not a collection of events.
Causality is an operation within time. A system that contains no causal relationships - that is, an entirely static one, wherein no parts interact with any others - would still possess the dimension of time. If you disagree, then it is your job to establish that this is not the case.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner