We generally consider ourselves to
be living in a three dimensional universe immersed in space–time. Something’s
missing though. I would like to propose a new expression. Rather than space –
time, we should view it as space–time–consciousness.
Stephen Hawking defines time in
three different ways (From: A Brief History Of Time):
1)
(Second law of thermodynamics) - order to disorder.
2)
Psychological Time - our perception of time.
3)
The direction that the universe is expanding.
(See Note Below)
The only true time that we can speak
of with any sort of authority would be number two, that is, “Psychological Time”.
That’s because time exists only in our observation/experience of the other
definitions. Take into account Carl Jung’s , "Collective consciousness". This is
where time actually occurs. It is an experience shared by all and agreed on
by all. Without intelligent observation, there is no time.
If you consider that prior to the
1800s the only communication available was through books and a variety of other
publications (and of course, “Word Of Mouth”, aka, “gossip”). These books and
publications reveal a coherence of thought within the human race (and perhaps a link to an unknown intelligence or even an as yet undiscovered awareness).
Different people were discovering similar concepts simultaneously but at a
great distance from each other. This demonstrates, or at least shows a strong
inference to a collective consciousness.
In the mid 1800s telegraph came along. This added a new dimension to sharing ideas. Telegraph is much faster than word of mouth books and publications.
Then we enter the 20th
century with all its magic of mass/instant communication. At first we only had
the telephone, but what a leap in technology it was. Suddenly, along came
radio, television, and finally the Internet. We were now having two way
conversations – groups exchanging ideas, sharing thoughts around the world at
the speed of light. All this data was finding its way into (or coming from) the "Collective Consciousness".
Try to think of the “Collective
Consciousness” as a repository of quantum entangled ideas, thought, and
experience existing in the realm of ‘space–time” with properties of both synchronicity
and entropy. The internet is becoming a reflection of the “Collective
Consciousness”, available through a digital translation system easily
accessible and understood.
With the Internet we have a very a
unique situation. Take into account the Merlin Project, Global Consciousness Project, gotPSI.org, and many others.
The Merlin Project is software that is able to search the net and take
snapshots of the thoughts of millions of people all communicating around the
world, analyzing it and making predictions. The Global Consciousness Project explores the interconnectedness of things through a network of random number generators while collecting statistical output related to social/political/geographic events. gotPSI.org is a scientific study of
paranormal test and analysis utilizing the internet as a gateway to the psychic
realm.
Looking at space–time–consciousness
as a collection of all that ever has been or ever will be makes one stop and
wonder. Are we a standing still watching time go by? Or is it us that’s moving
through the realm of space–time–consciousness? By observation we can tell that
the earth stands still and the Sun circles around it. But we know that in
reality the Sun is stationary while the earth spins. In a sense both are true,
it’s only a matter of perspective.
Note: With all that's being said here, time actually ends up as a very simple concept: For time to exist, you only need some combination of 2 or more independent units of mass and or energy in motion relative to each other and you need an observer. That's it, that;s all there is to it.
The so called "Grandfather Paradox" does not exist. If you could build a time machine, go back to a point in time before you were born and kill your grandfather eliminating the possibility of you being born is misleading, the fact that you're here to build the time machine proves that under any circumstances, you failed.
Note: With all that's being said here, time actually ends up as a very simple concept: For time to exist, you only need some combination of 2 or more independent units of mass and or energy in motion relative to each other and you need an observer. That's it, that;s all there is to it.
The so called "Grandfather Paradox" does not exist. If you could build a time machine, go back to a point in time before you were born and kill your grandfather eliminating the possibility of you being born is misleading, the fact that you're here to build the time machine proves that under any circumstances, you failed.
The title of this post is, “a peek
into the universe”, but could just as well have been called “a peek into
ourselves”. The deeper we look inside ourselves the farther out we seem to see.
This posting is
a brief portion of a series of ideas to be explored. I hope you’ve enjoyed it
and would very much appreciate any thoughts you may have. Thank you.
