Edit: *Note* - Tsuno's theory is a few posts down; and a discussion concerning free will and stuff are also a few posts away.
Dimensional Time Theory
<The Motionless World>
By: Kan G./Reives
*Based on sequential logic.*Short version of the theory; too lazy.*IMPORTANT*: This theory has no actual values more than just giving you something potentially interesting to read. If the content seems to be disturbing in any way for some reason; there is no need for such feel for it affects nothing. This is a theory regarding the existence of time I began working on in High School, but after I showed a semi-finished product to a teacher, he told me he had seen something similar many times. I was rather discouraged, and gave up on developing the ideology. However now that I realize that it is rather impossible to create something completely original now days, I dug this up again and decided to simply show it for a discussion for the bored.
That, and the fact that I’m in a 2-hours comp science lecture (the most boring piece of )*@$ ever) helps too (thank god for on-campus wireless network).
Before I start, the thesis of this theory is that our existence has eternally been in this single frame of time; and that moving through time is a mere illusion as the I in the past is not the I at this point in time.
The theory will have to be built upon some dimensional fundamentals, so there’ll be a rather boring intro, mm’kay?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here we go.
First of all; the first dimension is a single line, in which a point can be located by the expression (x).
The second dimension is a flat surface, in which a point can be located by the expression (x,y); [width and height].
But however, this 2D flat surface can also be seen as an infinite stack of lines; which is the first (and its previous) dimension. And in order for such thing to exist, all lines (its previous dimension) have to co-exist simultaneously.
The third dimension can be represented by a cube, in which a point upon it can be located by the expression (x,y,z); [width, height and depth].
But however, this 3D cube can also be seen as an infinite stack of flat surfaces (think of a stack of paper); which is the second (and its previous) dimension. But in order for such thing to exist, all flat surfaces (its previous dimension) have to co-exist simultaneously.
Finally, the fourth dimension; time. We think of ourselves as moving through time, with every second that passes. This can be noobishly illustrated by the following diagram:
-Where the solid circle representing one single frame in time. According to the pattern demonstrated by the previous dimensions, the solid circle (now) would be a motionless frame of the third dimension (which does make sense).
However, if we look back at the previous dimensions;
-The stacks of their previous dimension that makes up their entity
co-exist simultaneously. If only one line existed at the same time in a flat surface, it would not be a flat surface but a single line. If only one flat surface existed at the same time in a cube, it would not be a cube but a single flat surface.
So now, looking back at our previously stated fourth dimension of us moving through time as time progresses; is sequential logically speaking, not the actual case.
And instead, following the pattern demonstrated by the previous dimensions, every single piece of the 4th dimension’s previous dimension (3rd, and motionless frames in time), actually all co-exists at the same time.
But what would this mean; that every single frame of time exists simultaneously? In every single frame, there would be a world where everything is that of future or past relative to us; and we are merely one single frame.
Hence, theoretically speaking, this defeats the idea of a single “now”, unless stated relative to one single frame. This would make every single instance a ‘now’, since none is perished or ‘to-come’.
What this would also mean would be that there is no such thing as ‘motion’ in time.
Moving through time as we like to describe, is merely an illusion triggered by the ever-lasting memory of the previous frames in time that we are aware of.
Sit back for a moment and think of this moment in time. Do you feel you have any non-illusionary connection with your past? Even if just one second ago, all you can do is simply
remember it. If you cut yourself with a knife a moment ago, you may still have the wound; but the causing of the wound itself was not caused by the ‘you’ in this frame of time.
All you can truly feel, is simply this single frame of time; the
"now" relative to us is forever this single moment in time despite that we feel that we have a future and a past. Sure, they exist, but we have not
come from our past and nor are we
going to the future.
And not surprisingly, the previous theory demonstrates the lack of motion and the simultaneous existence of all frames of time would also imply this:
The frame of time we are in at this moment is not in motion; hence we, the subjects in the said frame, have not moved as well. We have been in this frame of motion from the moment it existed, and have been stuck in this single frame of time for eternity.
But we do not feel it, because we will always have the illusion of motion from our memories.
However, this is a theory that is loosely based on many flawed aspects. And even true, it would mean nothing more than a grain of sand. We still live as we felt as before, and we continue to have the feeling that we are actually moving through time.
In such cases, the appearance of something completely overshadows the non-existent importance of what could be true.
And in conclusion; this is simply something to think and chuckle about.
-Kan G. / Reives
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