@xris,
xris wrote:So your saying before man appeared time did not exist? how strange a concept so how did the dinosaurs exist without time?
I don't think dinosaurs think using temporal language. As for their existence, they exist and they move, that doesn't mean our concept of time is applicable to them if we aren't around.
Quote:If there is no intelligent being, will the bridge stop having a length ? Or will it collapse instantly ?
The length is described by humanity. Length also doesn't exist apart from organization applied to things by humans. Does an animal understand things in terms of length, width, or depth? I doubt the length of the bridge is what's holding the bridge up, and causing it to remain in tact.
Quote:If an intelligent being observes a collapsing bridge, it will measure the time it took the bridge to modify itself from being a bridge to not being a bridge.
In so much as the being applies some relative outside movement to the movement of the bridge, to collaborate the movement and allow people to understand something they call "time". Thus, "the bridge took one hour to collapse," means that "the movement of the bridge was one-24th the movement of the sun in the sky" (granted, the earth spins, but the ancients had no idea of it, and the sun isn't in the sky for more or less half the time. Also, I have never seen a bridge collapse for an hour, but a measure of time was useful here).
Quote:Time or distance are used to measure stuff. They don't "exist". Does temperature exist ? When you put your hand in fire do you feel temperature ? Or do you feel heat ?
Indeed. Conceptions applied to our experiences, and passed on through generations.
Quote:"Time can never end".. Hah. "Never" means "at no time" so what you're saying is `time at no time can end`. The concept of "time" doesn't support the notion of end or beginning, just as dimensions of empty space.
If you point to the sky you will be able to move in that direction meter after meter, yard after yard, (assuming you can pass through anything) without reaching an end. End ? Finish ? What does it mean ? No more empty space ?
I liked this part. :a-ok: