did time have a beginning?

[FiReC]

or has it always been here?

[OzMan]

time's up... the answer is 43

[Thomas1007]

Yes its called the big bang
look it up

[james_hunk]

i don't get it! didn't people invented time.. they based it on the passing of days...

[SomeCreep]

Time is a notion conceived by man.

[Thomas1007]

Originally Posted by SomeCreep

Time is a notion conceived by man.

true but... since the big bang ( the start of our known Universe )
for those that dont know what that is besides your GF's Gspot Orgasm.
we as man have tried to find out and still do ala the latest nasa mission to
target the asteroid understand the eveolution of time/space and man.
Yes man invented time but without it, where would we be?

[alec]

Originally Posted by SomeCreep

Time is a notion conceived by man.

WOw! Kindly kindly explain it further.

[jollyperv]

Google "Colliding brane cosmology"

In recent theory, time as we know it (within our universe) began when two of these branes collided, ie the big bang.

As far as we are able to comprehend, that was, is and always shall be the beginning, but in my opinion, only the beginning of one insignificant universe in an incomprehensibly vast multiverse. We'll never fucking know.

[StuartD]

Originally Posted by SomeCreep

Time is a notion conceived by man.

indeed, time is something that we've put on our walls, wrists and microwaves as a means of knowing when to eat, sleep, work, rest and play.

No other animal on the planet has these constraints that we place on ourselves.

If we're tired, we persists because it's not "time to go to bed".... if a lion gets tired, he lays down where he is and sleeps.

If we're hungry, we wait until "dinner time" to eat so we don't spoil our dinner or throw off our "internal clock." Other animals simply hunt out food as soon as it's needed.

We often get things done "just in time" while other animals get things done when they're done and a not a moment sooner or later.

"time flies when you're having fun" is the idea that we've "wasted time" or "lost time" or that for the most part... if we have fun, a clock somewhere has gone faster. Animals simply have fun when they want and it has no bearing on anything what so ever except that.... they feel good.

We spend 5 days a week of "work time" simply so that we can get 2 days of "relax time" where we can spend the time doing what we want.

We base our life around time... it's Thursday, 4am... should I have a drink? No, it's not the right time to have a drink. I have to wait until Friday night when it's not "work time."
Instead I should be in bed because it's "bed time."

[SomeCreep]

Originally Posted by alec

WOw! Kindly kindly explain it further.

Time is a notion created by man (so is god btw). That means time does not exist in the universe in any kind of physical sense. This type of question, "Did time have a beginning?" can have many different answers depending on whether one chooses to answer it scientifically or philosophically. Time is a construct we use to define our existence and make sense of the universe. Scientists will tell you time as we know it, started with the big bang. Philosophers will tell you there is no such thing as time, except as a construct defined by our species. They're both right.

[BlueDesignStudios]

ok now that we've answered that question, does anyone here know the purpose of life?

[nick1980]

the things we invent end up owning us.

[Bob_cougar]

this thread is becoming a spiritual one. anyone care for a yoga?