This is the kind of stuff that keeps me awake. Consider the prominent role time plays in our lives. We speak of time almost continually without considering it as a concept. Here are some examples. We use these words in speech everyday; now, then, yesterday, tomorrow, future, historical. We tell time, make time, have time on our hands, do time. We categorize our lives with time. We're early or late. We take time out, are sent to time out. Businesses attempt to avoid lost time. We accrue sick time. We desire more leisure time. We attempt to avoid hard times. Things are timeless and events are timely.
Time plays a major part in literature. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". There are a plethora of titles which include references to time in books, movies and songs. Prisoner of Time, The Time Garden, Trapped in Time, etc., are examples of books. Songs include Time is on my side, Time after Time, Love me two times. Movies include The Time Machine, Time Bandits, The Land before Time, The Time Traveler's Wife.
We talk about the beginning of time, the end of time and the end times. Why are we so consumed by time? What exactly is time and what purpose does it serve?
My own view is that time is that medium within which events occur. However, then I wonder is it possible for events to occur outside of time? Does time exist if there are no events? Did time actually have a beginning? Did it exist prior to the creation of the universe without regard to that creation being either divine in nature or a product of the "big bang".
Is time a product of creation or that which allows creation to take place? Can there be time without space or must they exist together?
If time actually exists of itself and is not just a construct of humanity why is the past fixed and the future malleable? Or, is that supposition merely a reflection of my own bias? Is time actually 1 dimensional and reside forever in the now?
Is time infinite and eternal? Or did to proceed from an identifiable point? If so, will it continue without end or having had a start will it also have an end?
Well, that's about all for now. Let me know whaduyathink.
