Addendum to Time's Symmetry

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In summary: Damasio, a neurologist and philosopher argues in his book "Looking for Spinoza" that the human mind can never access the present moment because that moment is constantly changing and can never be "seen" by the human mind.
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Subtitle: Fallacy of all physical experiments

If the symmetry of time is broken then all physical experimentations are fallacious. Take one experiment, a bias is unavoidably embedded into it. This bias is time. All experiments are always done in looking backward in the time direction. A photograph recorded an event that has already happened and by looking at it on a future time frame in relation to the time the photograph was taken. So by looking, one is looking at what it was not what it is now or what it will be.

But in experiments, there are “patterns” (from John D. Barrow’s “Between Inner Space and Outer Space, pages 85-7) that are not affected by the flows of time. If it is assumed that there are two directions of time then this “pattern” is not affect by either one. This “pattern” gives the determined constants of nature. One of these natural constants is the speed of light in vacuum. It is this untiredness of the photons (units of light) that gives sight to all of us. As an observer that is trapped in one of time’s flows, the other direction of flow is unreachable unless one start from the presence either move back to zero time or reaches infinite time and then swift over to the other direction, similar to a quantum jump in the lingoes of quantum mechanics.

It is in the world of the quantum that the distinction between the two directions of time becomes a problem. This is a real problem if one hold on to the belief that there is only one time direction. The physicist, Richard P. Feynman, resolved this problem by his invention of his popular diagram. Feynman diagram shows that antiparticles are just particles traveling backward in time. All other properties remain the same. But the virtual world of particle physics is a source of limitless energy. Yet this energy can only be borrowed for a very short period of time from our particular direction. It is in the virtual world that the other direction of time is dominant. This is the same as saying that a particle trying to move backward to time zero. But the “pattern” as that of Planck’s constant does not allow us to reach this zero value of our time direction unless we go about entering the black hole through the event horizon.

The interpretation by Max Born for the wave functions of quantum mechanics as probabilities indirectly also resolved the problem of two time’s directions by squaring the probability amplitudes. These squared amplitudes removed the ambiguity of positive and negative time and hence keep time only to one direction and no explanation for the existence of the other.
 
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A photograph recorded an event that has already happened and by looking at it on a future time frame in relation to the time the photograph was taken. So by looking, one is looking at what it was not what it is now or what it will be.

Since information can't be transferred instantaneously (no faster than light speed), can we ever "see/experience" NOW?
 
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Don,

That's a good question. I guess not since we are moving from the now that we're used (past) to know. The "now" might be related to the phenomenal concept of simultaneity in relativity, which gave Einstein a lot of difficulties.

Antonio
 

1. What is "Addendum to Time's Symmetry"?

"Addendum to Time's Symmetry" is a scientific theory proposed by physicist Stephen Hawking that suggests that time may not necessarily flow in a single direction or be consistent across the entire universe.

2. How does "Addendum to Time's Symmetry" differ from traditional theories of time?

Traditional theories of time, such as the concept of a linear timeline, assume that time moves forward in a consistent and unchanging direction. "Addendum to Time's Symmetry" challenges this idea and suggests that time may be more complex and multidimensional than previously thought.

3. What evidence supports the "Addendum to Time's Symmetry" theory?

While there is no definitive evidence for the theory, some physicists have pointed to phenomena such as black holes and the expansion of the universe as potential proof of the non-linearity of time. Additionally, the theory is based on mathematical equations and theories in quantum mechanics.

4. How does "Addendum to Time's Symmetry" impact our understanding of the universe?

If the theory is proven to be true, it could have significant implications for our understanding of the universe and how it operates. It could potentially help explain the mysteries of black holes, the origins of the universe, and the concept of time itself.

5. Can the "Addendum to Time's Symmetry" theory be tested?

At this time, there is no known way to directly test the theory. However, scientists continue to conduct experiments and research in the field of quantum mechanics, which could potentially provide evidence to support or refute the theory in the future.

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