This document provides an overview of the author's view of time. It argues that time is essential for the existence of all things since nothing can exist without it. All natural phenomena, life cycles, celestial bodies, and even quantum entities provide evidence of the temporal nature of existence. The document then discusses how processes, histories, and other human constructs also demonstrate our relationship with time. Finally, it presents a holistic view of time as the agent and raw material that transforms the universe through self and events, essentially making time the essence of all things.
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Index
1 Introduction.…………………………….3
2 Natural Existential Evidences.………….4
3 Other Existential Evidences.……………7
4 The Temporal Entities…………………..9
5 Holistic View of Time…………………12
6 Concluding Remarks…………………..14
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1 Introduction
The intent of this eBook is to complement the view that we
have of Time, because it directly affects the understanding of the
structure and functioning of nature.
Nobody can deny the existence of Time, because transience is
evidence that all entities are temporal. In other words, death or
the inevitable end of all entities is an undeniable proof that all
things are subject to the action of Time.
Our relationship with Time is so natural that we hardly realize it.
Absolutely everything we do in life can be summed up in
practice events, i.e., we do not accomplish anything other than
temporal movements. Example: To be born, live, die, eat, run,
sleep, drink, speak, write etc. It is noteworthy that all
communication is an event in which it informs other events and
situations. It’s valuable to note that even the enduring situations
are also events.
In short, Time is essential for the existence of any fact, since
none of them would exist if it could be removed. Cultural
evolution is a prerequisite for reaching that conclusion. The
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following topics will show this through a new vision, which is
the product of the union everything we already known about the
Time with the new information that will be presented by the
author of this essay.
2 Natural Existential Evidences
The purpose of this first topic is to present all natural evidences
that we are already known and can sustain a holistic view of
Time.
The first evidence to be considered is our subliminal perception
of the existence of Time. This perception is the result of our
condition as generators and receivers of actions, that is, we feel
that Time exists, because we are a link in a big system where all
entities generate and receive actions. In other words, our
relationship with the environment makes us feel the presence of
time. Should realize that feeling is also a way to inform.
The second evidence of the existence of Time can be obtained
by reason through the observation of natural phenomena,
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because each phenomenon is an event and every event is a
temporal movement.
Our life cycle is another evidence of the existence of Time,
because it consists of a set of events, i.e., our life cycle is a
temporal movement that begins with our birth and ends with our
death. This temporal evidence is present in all things, because
the fact is that nothing is eternal.
The macrocosm is also a source of temporal evidences, because
all celestial bodies are trapped in orbits. The orbits can
be considered as natural clocks, because they provide for the
attainment of temporal cyclical movements. Our way to count
the Time is an example of this, because it is based on the orbits
that Earth performs around the sun and of itself. The Earth's
orbit around itself is the event named day and its fractionation
gives us the hours, minutes, seconds, etc. The Earth's orbit
around the Sun is the event called year and its multiplying gives
us the decades, centuries and millennia.
The microcosm is also replete with temporal evidences, because
the quantic entities also perform applicant movements. The
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atomic clock is a proof of existence of this. The first one was
built in 1949 in the United States.
Based on the evidences presented above, we can already say that
our vision of Time is fully dependent on cyclical events. As a
result, it is clear that Time is intrinsic to all natural entities, since
all of them are recurring events within other recurring events. In
short, the Time is outside, but is also inside of all existential
entities. In order to better understand the importance and role of
the Time, in the next topic, we will see some of their other
existential possibilities.
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3 Other Existential Evidences
The purpose of this topic is to show that Time is essential for the
generation of any event, even to those of human origin. The
main evidence for this is the existence of a temporal entity that
is called history, because any fact natural or not belongs to it.
The processes, recipes and programs of any kind are also very
clear evidences of the existence of Time, because all these
entities are chronological structures to be performed by some
force. In other words, Time is essential to become possible the
mounting and performing of any process, recipe or kind of
program.
Books, movies, plays, workshops, lectures and any kind of
performance are also clear evidence of the existence of Time,
because despite we not perceive, all history, story, procedure,
procedure or description narrate an event.
Astrology would not also exist without the Time, because it
assumes that the positions of celestial bodies influence
everybody. This position is repeated only because the heavenly
bodies move cyclically as if they were the hands of a vast
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cosmic clock. In other words, the basis of astrology is the
calculation of Time through the cosmic events. It is worth noting
that this essay is not intended to test the scientific validity of
astrology, but only to show that it serves as an existential
evidence of Time.
In short, there is nothing that is timeless, because the base of
all things is made up of events. In order to help make this
clearer, the next topic will provide in a more appropriate way
some information which is already well known by everybody.
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4 The Temporal Entities
This topic will display a structured way as we see the Time in
everyday life. This view is important because it will serve as
input to the understanding of the additional information to
be presented in the following topic.
Time is an unconditioned entity, because it has no beginning or
end, i.e., the Time doesn't depend on other entity to exist.
However, all other entities that exist are temporized, i.e., they
can be constructed and deconstructed. There are only two types
of temporal entities with this feature: the event and history.
An event is temporal entity that is dependent, because every
event is associated with a history, that is, every event is a
temporal movement, phenomenon or happening that belongs to
a history. Example: The explosion of a star is an event that
belongs to the universe history. A tsunami is an event that is
part of the history of the earth and the universe. The death of
any person, plant or animal is an event that is part of the history
of this entity, the earth and the universe simultaneously. The
only history with full autonomy belongs to the universe, because
it is the only entity that has no outside, i.e., the universe is the
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only entity which existence is unconditional. All remaining
stories have relative autonomy, since the existence of all of them
is conditional upon the existence of the entity universe. In other
words, each history is part of a larger story, unless this reference
is to the universe. From this perspective, all history can be
conceptualized as a set of interdependent events that belong to
the same temporal entity. It is because of this temporal
characteristic that we cannot separate the history of an entity of
its life or existence. Another important point of view to consider
about the history is that it can also be an event if it is observed at
a higher level. Example: For our pairs we are histories, but in
relation to the earth and the universe we are events. As the
reader may have noticed, the history is the own fact and not just
its recording.
The vision of the events and history as separate entities is purely
human, since in nature both are perfectly integrated in a huge
multidimensional system that makes the universe is a gigantic
history or event. Looking for the same angle we can say too, that
the temporal entities "phase", "step", "stage" and "level" are also
human conceptions to designate groups of synergistic events.
In other words, these entities are composed of events that
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work together. The entity "moment” is another human temporal
concept and serves to indicate a specific Time point in an event
or a story. This temporal assignment changes nothing, even
when the term "moment "is replaced by the words: now, here, at
this point and so on.
The creation of the words: future, past and present reflects our
perception of the existence of Time. In other words, all
references to phases or moments of the history of any entity are
unequivocal evidence that Time is in all natural or not things,
transforming them.
In short, the only temporal entity that exists is the set of events
we call history, all other entities are inventions of human
intellectual capacity. These two categories of temporal entities
are equally important, because one of them is a key part of
nature and the other instrument for the evolution of human
reasoning. The next topic will add new information to the
knowledge was transmitted till now, in order to become this
justification clearer.
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5 Holistic View of Time
The purpose of this topic is to present a more accurate view of
Time. This vision will not discard any existing knowledge only
complement it, because the view we have of Time is incomplete.
Incomplete knowledge of Time leads us to see it as a carpet on
which the events of the histories are performed or as a reference
unit to measure the duration of events. However, Time is much
more than this. Time is both the agent and raw material of all
things. In other words, the Time is all. Everything else is
materialized by it through self-transformation.
We can show why Time is all only if we rely on an assumption
and a fact. The assumption is the universe can be considered as a
totally closed system, because it has only inside. In other words,
the universe is a kind of machine where everything happens
inside, because it has only its internal mechanism. The fact is
that all things are events or histories, including the universe
itself. This conviction is based on the fact that "In nature nothing
is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed!”.
This fact serves as a premise to infer that all transformative
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events are temporal movements produced by the action and
reaction of intrinsic forces of the universe. Of course, to support
this deduction must be used as a premise, the assumption that
the universe is a huge event that has no exterior. The only entity
empowered to assume the role of single transforming force of
the universe is the Time, because only it is intrinsic to all events,
i.e., there is no any event able to exist without the force of Time.
Another fact that corroborates the role that is being assigned to
Time can be find on the assignment of the word "weather",
because it means Time too, but is used to indicate an entity in
possession of momentary weather conditions. Time and weather
are two different words, but there is just one force that is capable
to manifest all atmospheric events to the entity named
Biosphere. In other words, when we say that the weather is
good, bad, rainy or sunny is because subliminally we relate
these conditions with the only entity that can generate all events
that produce them, that is, all we realize that only the force of
Time is able to create any environmental condition.
In short, Time is the essence of all things in the universe because
it is the only entity that can become in all kinds of events that
exist.
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6 Concluding Remarks
This view of nature is new, but does not alter any knowledge,
only provide some new information about Time, to enable better
understanding of nature, the universe and ourselves. Example:
On the basis of new information, it is possible to deduce that the
only possibility of Time travel is by events and that any event is
able to evolve or regress without transforming itself, its contents
and the macro event that supports it. Decline any invitation due
to lack of Time is equal to inform that the ability of the guest to
produce events is already compromised and he cannot produce
the events of his participation in a new event or history.
According these examples, put the Time in the center of all
things can derail some existential possibilities, but in practice it
does not affects any event or fact.
In this new vision, the universe is an immense origami made
exclusively by and with Time. The term "Origami" is of
Japanese origin and nominates every sculpture that are made by
folding paper. In this analogy, Time is the only existing paper
that is autonomous to bend itself in all sculptures physical,
chemical and biological that materialize the universe. Of course,
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this means that we can only have a holistic view of the universe,
if we know in detail how the Time does to become itself in all
material things. To learn this, the author of this essay for over 35
years, has applied its expertise in the area of data processing
systems and telecommunications networks to understand the
engineering of nature. This study produced "The Big Brain
Theory ". This is the first essay that explains the universe in a
contemporary and fully structured way. To learn more visit:
www.thebigbraintheory.blogspot.com.
“ othing is eternal, all is event, all is Time”
Jairo Alves
www.jairo-alves.blogspot.com/p/english.html
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