Concepts of Non-Linear Time?

[Genegerbread]

Hello there,

 

This is my first post on the forums, and I'm excited to be a part of this community full of science and mathematics! I do have a question, though. I understand the concepts and differences between linear and non-linear time, but I have a feeling that I might not be using the concept of linear time to interpret time. For example, when I'm doing something (it doesn't matter how big or small), I remember doing it, but I know I've never done it, and I know I've never done it. To back this up, I see myself standing in an exact position seeing someone's sweatshirt at an exact time when it happens. In a sense, I'm in the future and the present at the same time? If anyone could answer this question, that'd be amazing.

 

Much appreciated,

Gene

[Strange]

 

 

For example, when I'm doing something (it doesn't matter how big or small), I remember doing it, but I know I've never done it, and I know I've never done it.

 

This makes no sense. Either you did it or you didn't.

 

 

 

In a sense, I'm in the future and the present at the same time? If anyone could answer this question, that'd be amazing.

 

No.

[Mordred]

You will always see your time as the shortest. You will view everyone elses time at a slower rate unless the object your measuring is in the exact same frame of reference. However if you switch observers the reverse is true. The observer will always see the emitter as running slower.

 

Never future unless tachyonic like signals are involved.

[Blueyedlion]

The best way to explain what you're experiencing is to stop recognizing time as linear, but instead circular where time speeds up and slows down. It’s like a breath. You can breathe in deep and hold it and slow down your heart rate, or you can breathe quickly and bring up your heart rate. This happens, say, when we get in a car, and we know we’re running late, but we don’t speed, but we still get there on time, maybe even a little early. And then we wonder how that happened. Because you hit the red lights like you always do; you stop at the traffic signs; you let people in front of you, and you still made it on time. And there are those that think they have plenty of time. They gather their items together, which should take just a minute, but ten minutes is gone. Time speeds up.

Or like when you’re working on a project and you’re really “in the zone,” completely immersed in it, then you look at the clock, and what seemed like an hour ends up being three, because that’s an emotional state of being. With joy what do you think time does, speed up or slow down? There’s expansion and in that expansion, time feels elusive, but it speeds up.Think of a wedding. You’re getting married, your walking down the aisle, everything just seems larger than life. And then when the night’s over, you feel like you only had thirty minutes.

Now think about grief. The grief state-of-mind. time moves very slowly. It’s really narrow-minded. That’s our emotional state of being affecting time, emotions can expand or contract it. Don’t you notice how when people grieve or they have hardships or challenges how they age so fast, because they've aged ten years in the past year. And look at all the presidents and how they get so gray so quickly. But when people are joyful, their bodies stay youthful. That’s a measurement of time. Emotions expand and contract time.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Blueyedlion