Former astronaut Ockels about Aliens and the illusion of time. | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1123472 Italy 09/27/2012 04:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Prof. dr. Wubbo J. Ockels is a Dutch physicist, and also the Netherlands' original astronaut. He is a Professor of Aerospace Sustainable Engineering and Technology at the University of Delft, and tries to stimulate a mentality change among Dutch citizens. In his mind-bending TEDxAmsterdam talk, Ockels explains how ‘time’ is created by human beings, as a way our brains can make sense of gravity. The speed of light is constant, because it is made by us: it’s the clock by which we have calibrated our existence. Based on this premise, Ockels proposes a new way to explore life in our galaxy. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 24503358 Spain 09/27/2012 05:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What about dolphins? Birds? Do they create time, or do they exist outside of time? LOL Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3243979 They are earthly creatures just like humans. Does that answer your question? "let no man deceive you" demons and disembodied spirits or else among that crap ARE NOT LIKE HUMANS, you moron. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 24503358 Spain 09/27/2012 05:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Exactly like the Vatican's Roman CC thinks that they MAKE time. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 24503358 OP, you are a fool... You clearly have not watched the video so please keep your comments to yourself. i make it public, my comments , for i did watch it, and his wisdom and experience is just plane foolishness in His eyes. You are free-willed enough to have your own opinion, till the Truth will show you where you stand. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1805432 Denmark 09/27/2012 06:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Prof. dr. Wubbo J. Ockels is a Dutch physicist, and also the Netherlands' original astronaut. He is a Professor of Aerospace Sustainable Engineering and Technology at the University of Delft, and tries to stimulate a mentality change among Dutch citizens. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1123472 In his mind-bending TEDxAmsterdam talk, Ockels explains how ‘time’ is created by human beings, as a way our brains can make sense of gravity. The speed of light is constant, because it is made by us: it’s the clock by which we have calibrated our existence. Based on this premise, Ockels proposes a new way to explore life in our galaxy. It's not constant because we "made up the idea of time", what we percieve as constant is simply a variable based on our perception of time. the speed at which light travel a certain distance would be the same, percieved by an alien race or us, perhaps meassured differently, but it would still be constant. I think! I can't be absolutely certain :) |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 12579357 United States 09/27/2012 07:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What about dolphins? Birds? Do they create time, or do they exist outside of time? LOL Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3243979 They are earthly creatures just like humans. Does that answer your question? "let no man deceive you" demons and disembodied spirits or else among that crap ARE NOT LIKE HUMANS, you moron. So dolphins are demons now too? Christ. |
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Dried Up Hag User ID: 1443836 United States 09/27/2012 08:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm no scientist. And I lack any formal training to fall back on. So, I'm not trying to say that I know anything..... But, when I meditate, especially when I am in very deep meditation, when I am finished, it feels as if 7 or 8 hours has passed - even if it has only been 30 minutes. I'll jerk back into the left brain and think, "Oh, my gosh! I've been gone all day!" Then I'll look at the clock and see that only 30 minutes has passed. My understanding of meditation may be flawed. But it seems to me to be a function of the right brain. It has always had me wondering of "time" is a function of the left brain. Will watch the video later, if I can. |
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