What would our world be like if time didnt exist?

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What would our world be like if time didnt exist?
I dont think that time is a pshysical thing, rather a thoughtform which has given rise to a time culture and offshoots. These include time pieces watches, clocks, timers etc lifestyles nightlife, rat race etc mindsets jetlag, Monday morning blues, that Friday feeling and so on.

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Star question!brWonder why you chose to put it here under philosophy. The physicist has already given a highly read scientific answer which indeed is great!!brLet me anyway attempt a philosophical answer.brbrIndeed time is relative if we did not have scientific instruments to measure it .... more importantly, our thought process seems to beat the time though not quite totally.... but our physical processes can not beat time except for marginal changes... our heart beat is fairly regular in terms of time, we can run a mile in minutes, but certainly not in minutes or even less. brbrEven our thought process consumes time, however fast it might be. brbrI would therefore say that if time did not exist, there would only be imagination, no thoughts, no physical activities, nothing except imagination. The whole world would be nonphysical imaginary existence... something similar to what we understand by illusion....brbrMind boggling, really!! Thanks again for one of the greatest questions I have seen posted here!!

What would our world be like if time didnt exist?

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What would our world be like if time didnt exist?
I dont think that time is a pshysical thing, rather a thoughtform which has given rise to a time culture and offshoots. These include time pieces watches, clocks, timers etc lifestyles nightlife, rat race etc mindsets jetlag, Monday morning blues, that Friday feeling and so on.

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Star question!brWonder why you chose to put it here under philosophy. The physicist has already given a highly read scientific answer which indeed is great!!brLet me anyway attempt a philosophical answer.brbrIndeed time is relative if we did not have scientific instruments to measure it .... more importantly, our thought process seems to beat the time though not quite totally.... but our physical processes can not beat time except for marginal changes... our heart beat is fairly regular in terms of time, we can run a mile in minutes, but certainly not in minutes or even less. brbrEven our thought process consumes time, however fast it might be. brbrI would therefore say that if time did not exist, there would only be imagination, no thoughts, no physical activities, nothing except imagination. The whole world would be nonphysical imaginary existence... something similar to what we understand by illusion....brbrMind boggling, really!! Thanks again for one of the greatest questions I have seen posted here!!

What would our world be like if time didnt exist?

Question

What would our world be like if time didnt exist?
I dont think that time is a pshysical thing, rather a thoughtform which has given rise to a time culture and offshoots. These include time pieces watches, clocks, timers etc lifestyles nightlife, rat race etc mindsets jetlag, Monday morning blues, that Friday feeling and so on.

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Star question!brWonder why you chose to put it here under philosophy. The physicist has already given a highly read scientific answer which indeed is great!!brLet me anyway attempt a philosophical answer.brbrIndeed time is relative if we did not have scientific instruments to measure it .... more importantly, our thought process seems to beat the time though not quite totally.... but our physical processes can not beat time except for marginal changes... our heart beat is fairly regular in terms of time, we can run a mile in minutes, but certainly not in minutes or even less. brbrEven our thought process consumes time, however fast it might be. brbrI would therefore say that if time did not exist, there would only be imagination, no thoughts, no physical activities, nothing except imagination. The whole world would be nonphysical imaginary existence... something similar to what we understand by illusion....brbrMind boggling, really!! Thanks again for one of the greatest questions I have seen posted here!!

What would it take for you to throw out all of your morals and ethical behavior?

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What would it take for you to throw out all of your morals and ethical behavior?
To what extreme would life have to go for that?

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It seems to me that we have morals and ethical behavior collectively because it serves our community at large, and thus it serves us. So, for example, if we all BELIEVE in good behavior and CHOOSE good behavior then we all are SERVED because on the whole, we are all being quotgoodquot.brbrThe time to thow it all out would be a time when it becomes clear that there is no more quotcollectivequot working together. brbrEven if I imagine the worst possible situation, like some sort of end of the world scenario, I think we would see small groups or clans be they strangers, friends or families with whom we practice moral behavior... BUT, then outside that small collective, we would be forced for the good of our own small collective to not practice moral and ethical behavior, and instead, practice a more quotme for me and you for youquot behavior.brbrWhich makes me think, in some ways, thats how we the United States as a country may appear today, right? If we define the US as our quotcollectivequot and we feel threatened by the other, then we, as the US can be moral within our own community but it is OK to go overseas and kill. Killing really is not THAT ethical.brbrPersonally, this is a really hard question. I think I would do it only when I am defending someone very precious to me.

What would be ONE WORD that describes human beings in your opinion?

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What would be ONE WORD that describes human beings in your opinion?
To me . of humans are SELFISH...including me at times. You are VERY special if you arent What describes humans in you mind?

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We all have the tendency to focus on self, but I think the vast majority of us, at some point recognize the error of our ways, and change it up. I have been privy to many situations where focus on other , especially in times of crisis, has been apparent, and indeed awe inspiring.brTo me, othercenteredness is the answer to pretty much all of our woes. When we get the focus off ourselveswe are ultimately freeand distracted, at best which is best for release of our own problems and also for meeting the needs of others. brI believe, then, to answer your question, that the One word to describe humans is IMPERFECT. brWe are imperfect, so that we can grow, which is what we are here to ultimately doto fulfill a destiny we signed up for, which is a quotlittle by little, one step at a timequot progression.br of us are selfish at one time or another, but it is because we are imperfect.