My theory of everything

[Dessicant]

The only thing I can say for certain about time is that it confuses me. I also don't believe that its real in the way that people commonly refer to it, or even as real as the smart people have come to understand it. I think it is not fundamental at all. I believe time is an emergent thing, and we simply came up with a word to describe what is observed as being time. Its real enough for me in my every day life, but in my thinking life, I'm not falling for it.

There is no "thinking life". There is existence, and there are aspects of existence to discover or not discover. Existence exists regardless of discoveries and your consciousness. "Thinking life" is a similar error to "my reality is different from your reality".

I believe time is an emergent thing, and we simply came up with a word to describe what is observed as being time.

That is the nature of knowledge. We identify an existent, form a concept, and issue a name.

The time you describe as "real enough" is indeed that, since it parenthetically determines your short stay in existence as an existent. Do not make the mistake of getting all mystical with things you don't fully understand. That is what the God crowd does, and it doesn't serve them well.

 

[norseamd]

The problems with many "scientists" is that they think they can put everything in existence into false or true. And they think if they can not prove something as true is it must be false by natural law.

They obviously lack understanding of logic and epistemology.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

There is no "thinking life".

Speak for yourself.

There is existence, and there are aspects of existence to discover or not discover. Existence exists regardless of discoveries and your consciousness. "Thinking life" is a similar error to "my reality is different from your reality".

There is subjective reality, and there is inter-subjective reality. The former is private and unique. The latter is assumed to be shared, a priori.

That is the nature of knowledge. We identify an existent, form a concept, and issue a name.

What is this word "existent" that you keep using as a noun? It is the hallmark of bad arguments to require invented terms.

The time you describe as "real enough" is indeed that, since it parenthetically determines your short stay in existence as an existent.

Are latitude and longitude "existents" (whatever that is)?

And no, time "determines" nothing. You have it exactly backwards.

Do not make the mistake of getting all mystical with things you don't fully understand. That is what the God crowd does, and it doesn't serve them well.

It hasn't stopped you.