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Originally posted by Wandering Scribe
reply to post by Wang Tang
I completely agree that the psychological construct of time is real. As we slowly move towards chaos (entropy), things do occur. The "egg spilling out over the masses" I agree is a real symbol, and one that can be used to represent a metaphor for the passing of time.
But time itself is not a physical construct. A moment passed can only be recorded as a symbol of what has occurred, it cannot be relived.
There is no actual, physical "yesterday," it does not exist beyond our memories and records. The same for last Wednesday, the Second World War, or any other event we catalog with a date/time/moment.
That is not to say these events didn't happen, they surely did. But they don't exist in some quasi-spiritual "yesterday" (the Akashic records?) where all of our existence is preserved for eternity.
Originally posted by Wandering Scribe
First off, you say that "before the Big Bang there was a perfectly ordered Universe..." I'm curious where this view comes from. Astronomy and Cosmology both agree that no one knows what existed before the Big Bang. In fact, it's mostly because of the rapid expansion of the Universe outwardly that Astronomers and Cosmologists are able to arrive at the theory that a "big bang" ever occurred. So, I'm curious to learn about this "pre-big-bang" Universe. Care to elaborate?
Secondly, the chaos theory is still something I agree with, though not in the same sense as you I think. You state that the Universes eventual tilt towards entropy is based on stars being born, super-novae, and black hole creation. This isn't entirely true though. A living star, which goes into supernovae does not automatically become a black hole; several are reborn, thus creating new stars and or solar systems.
Thirdly, I'd love to accept your Garden of Eden reference as grounds for your theory. In the hopes of keeping this from becoming a theological debate (another of my strong suits) I will just accept it, and ask you then what evidence there is for this "perfect time" existing in the Garden of Eden.
Third Point:
I call "perfect time" the belief that before the Fall man was somehow "perfect" because knowledge of good and evil had not yet been introduced into mankind's world. Anything from this blissful utopia I characterize as "perfect," like: perfect diets, perfect aging, perfect time, perfect knowledge, perfect health, etc. Man was seemingly perfect until the Fruit and inevitable exile from the Garden.
I don't generally consider Genesis to be an adequate historical document, but I'm not unfamiliar with those who do see it as the inerrant word of God. Which is why I do my best to keep theology out of the equation. You and I most likely have different views on the importance of Yahweh on mankind's existence. And it has been my experience that when debating over religion people's civility often tends to diminish rather quickly.
~ Wandering Scribe
"Every man and every woman is a star"
"We are all connected;
To each other biologically,
To the Earth chemically,
To the rest of the Universe atomically."
"Again I say to you, my name has been written on this ... of the generations of the stars through the human generations."
Jesus said to them, "Stop sacrificing... which you have... over the altar, since they are over your stars and your angels and have already come to their conclusion there.
"Stop struggling with me, each of you has his own star, and everybody..."
Judas said to him, "In the vision I saw myself as the twelve disciples were stoning me and persecuting me severely... Master, take me along with these people."
Jesus answered and said, "Judas, your star has led you astray." He continued, "No person of mortal birth is worthy to enter the house you have seen, for that place is reserved for the holy."
Jesus said, "Come, that I may teach you about secrets no person has ever seen. For there exists a great and boundless realm, whose extent no generation of angels has seen, in which there is a great invisible spirit."
which no eye of an angel has ever seen
no thought of heart has ever comprehended
and it was never called by name
Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, for all of them the stars bring matters to completion. When Saklas completes the span of time assigned to him, their fist star will appear with the generations, and they will finish what they said they would do."
Jesus answered and said, "I am not laughing at you but at the error of the stars, because these six stars wander about with these five combatants, and they will all be destroyed along with their creatures.
"Lift up your eyes and look at the cloud and the light within it and the stars surrounding it. The star that leads the way is your star."