Does Time Have A Beginning?
What is time? Is it a law? A concept based on our point of view? Today we are going to talk about time and why it's so important to understand. You may be thinking, "Time is a complex subject. It's a subject that we don't even understand." Well, I have some good news for you. It's easier to understand than you might think. Let us define time: "Time is a measurement of duration." Simplified, you can think of it like: "Time measures movement." If there is no movement, there is no time." So with this new information we must ask: "Does time have a beginning?"
Well this really depends. If motion has always existed, then time must have also. However, if stuff came in to existence from nothing (the absence of something) then time began as soon as the first thing moved. Since I trust that energy cannot be created or destroyed, the most logical conclusion is time has always been.
Furthermore, there can not be before time because "before" invokes time. The same holds true for "after". That is to say then that time has always been and always will be by definition. Time is also a required parameter for existence. Note that to exist is an action, a verb, nothing can do anything unless there is time to do it and also another parameter such as space in which to do any action.
ReplyDeleteI am arguing... that those things are time. Time measures duration. With no duration there is nothing. I am not exactly what you are saying but it seems that we are in agreement.
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