My first argument is based on the first law of thermodynamics.
The first law observes that the internal energy of an isolated system obeys the principle of conservation of energy, which states that energy can be transformed (changed from one form to another), but cannot be created or destroyed.
Hence energy always remains in some form, for that to remain the case, time must be present, ergo...time is infinite.
My second argument would be in relation to 'events' that would simply never cease to occur (which in essence what time is...a measure of events).
The universe we are in apparently had its time begin with the B.Bang. I think it far fetched to believe that time didnt exist prior to that event, and here i believe the multiverse where the events within other universes caused our own to begin.
The First Law Of Thermodynamics applies to within the Universe but not the Universe itself
Time and the measurement of time are not the same thing. Time could be infinite if it does
not require anything else to exist although it cannot be separated at present from space but
spacetime could under go a phase transition from being a space dimension to a time one and
vice versa but this is an untestable hypothesis and can not be subject to potential falsification
at this moment. And the Big Bang is but one model on the table and so has not yet been proven
I don't see any contrary argument there since we are talking within this universe whether time is infinite. Is not the universe the container of an isolated system?
If not, then my second argument should come into play.
Blaggard wrote:Nice post, I don't masturbate to relieve myself of anything but the rock rolling that is life, when anxiety builds wanking seems apt.
"That which does not kill us makes us stranger."
or to put it in English, there's utility in almost anything. If we ever have the grace to learn from it.
Biologically speaking humans can wank and do at great length male or female, because they like it, not because it achieves anything but worn sheets over time. It also, scientifically speaking, is hypothesised it clears the pipes out and readies an inactive sexual organ for the real deal. One can never forget evolution, even if Dawkins whangs on about it too much.
There is no evolutionary utility in wanking. The cleaning the pipes idea is just false. The fact is that spilling seed is only done by humans, and one or two species of primate. Even in the most dangerous of environments, we humans only need to successfully plant seed a handful of times in our lifetimes, but as you probably will have realised we are able to spill much seed as many as a handful of times per day, or per week, as we grow older.
It does not matter if the pipes are "clean". All other mammal species are perfectly capable of tupping their females without any wanking.
Dawkins verbally masturbates on this topic, but every thing of value was already said by Darwin. The Theory of NS does not have to provide teleological explanations for every bloody action we take. The only measure is viable progeny, which is easily enough achieved.
My first argument is based on the first law of thermodynamics.
The first law observes that the internal energy of an isolated system obeys the principle of conservation of energy, which states that energy can be transformed (changed from one form to another), but cannot be created or destroyed.
Hence energy always remains in some form, for that to remain the case, time must be present, ergo...time is infinite.
My second argument would be in relation to 'events' that would simply never cease to occur (which in essence what time is...a measure of events).
The universe we are in apparently had its time begin with the B.Bang. I think it far fetched to believe that time didnt exist prior to that event, and here i believe the multiverse where the events within other universes caused our own to begin.
The First Law Of Thermodynamics applies to within the Universe but not the Universe itself
Time and the measurement of time are not the same thing. Time could be infinite if it does
not require anything else to exist although it cannot be separated at present from space but
spacetime could under go a phase transition from being a space dimension to a time one and
vice versa but this is an untestable hypothesis and can not be subject to potential falsification
at this moment. And the Big Bang is but one model on the table and so has not yet been proven
I don't see any contrary argument there since we are talking within this universe whether time is infinite. Is not the universe the container of an isolated system?
If not, then my second argument should come into play.
Probably because you are wanking. That was incredibly apposite, but subtle.
If you are agreeing or disagreeing with him "does a tree fall in the woods when no one is around to see it?"
