Hey, did Black People know this ?

[QUOTE="MystikFollower"]

[QUOTE="xaos"] In a similar way that there are 500 subgenres of metal, sure; not much science behind either concept, thoughxaos

Or in the way that time is considered something completely real by society and we live in a world of time, while physicists have slowly been discovering that "time" as anything more than a concept created by humans, does not exist in science.

Race falls into that same list of conceptual creations our society has invented to categorize and differentiate everything.

I understand the theories supporting a "timeless" universe aren't fully accepted by mainsteam science, but I've read most of the articles on them, and I support the idea. I believe our perception of time comes from the fact that we are pieces in a system of countless pieces, constantly moving, so in our observations of the relationships between these objects, we get the illusion of time. I believe in the next 5 years or so, physics are going to move much closer to fully supporting the idea that time, as a fundamental part of the Universe, does not actually exist.

Im black and I bet this is really used in the South but if a hookie say that to my face Im leaving them with a black eye

Well I'm going to just start calling white people Mexicans to even the playing field.

kidsmelly

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="MystikFollower"]

Or in the way that time is considered something completely real by society and we live in a world of time, while physicists have slowly been discovering that "time" as anything more than a concept created by humans, does not exist in science.

Race falls into that same list of conceptual creations our society has invented to categorize and differentiate everything.

MystikFollower

I understand the theories supporting a "timeless" universe aren't fully accepted by mainsteam science, but I've read most of the articles on them, and I support the idea. I believe our perception of time comes from the fact that we are pieces in a system of countless pieces, constantly moving, so in our observations of the relationships between these objects, we get the illusion of time. I believe in the next 5 years or so, physics are going to move much closer to fully supporting the idea that time, as a fundamental part of the Universe, does not actually exist.

I really don't want to be called that...

The title had me ROFL.

lol. when are we just call people, people?

x-wing20

don't the various 'races' have different facial structures etc. They are identifiably different. Though it is pretty petty.

[QUOTE="MystikFollower"]

[QUOTE="xaos"] Oh dear, erm, time most definitely absolutely objectively exists, just as space does...xaos

I understand the theories supporting a "timeless" universe aren't fully accepted by mainsteam science, but I've read most of the articles on them, and I support the idea. I believe our perception of time comes from the fact that we are pieces in a system of countless pieces, constantly moving, so in our observations of the relationships between these objects, we get the illusion of time. I believe in the next 5 years or so, physics are going to move much closer to fully supporting the idea that time, as a fundamental part of the Universe, does not actually exist.

It's not a concept readily understandable even for me cause it deals with complex physical equations that make my head explode, but Scientific American had a very interesting article on the whole thing, showing the viewpoints from both sides. Basically there's a hell of a lot of evidence to support the idea that time fundamentally doesn't exist, but there's also a lot of evidence to show that it DOES exist (such as, for example, our observation that things move and change over "time")

I suggest checking out this article though as it explains the theories a lot better than I can. If they discover the Universe is essentially timeless it'll be quite the interesting day for philosophy. It would mean a contradiction exists. That time does not exist, but it does.

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="MystikFollower"]

I understand the theories supporting a "timeless" universe aren't fully accepted by mainsteam science, but I've read most of the articles on them, and I support the idea. I believe our perception of time comes from the fact that we are pieces in a system of countless pieces, constantly moving, so in our observations of the relationships between these objects, we get the illusion of time. I believe in the next 5 years or so, physics are going to move much closer to fully supporting the idea that time, as a fundamental part of the Universe, does not actually exist.

MystikFollower

It's not a concept readily understandable even for me cause it deals with complex physical equations that make my head explode, but Scientific American had a very interesting article on the whole thing, showing the viewpoints from both sides. Basically there's a hell of a lot of evidence to support the idea that time fundamentally doesn't exist, but there's also a lot of evidence to show that it DOES exist (such as, for example, our observation that things move and change over "time")

I suggest checking out this article though as it explains the theories a lot better than I can. If they discover the Universe is essentially timeless it'll be quite the interesting day for philosophy. It would mean a contradiction exists. That time does not exist, but it does.

I've heard this used before. Pretty stupid, imo.

[QUOTE="MystikFollower"]

[QUOTE="xaos"] How are things moving if there is no time? What does this even mean?xaos

It's not a concept readily understandable even for me cause it deals with complex physical equations that make my head explode, but Scientific American had a very interesting article on the whole thing, showing the viewpoints from both sides. Basically there's a hell of a lot of evidence to support the idea that time fundamentally doesn't exist, but there's also a lot of evidence to show that it DOES exist (such as, for example, our observation that things move and change over "time")

I suggest checking out this article though as it explains the theories a lot better than I can. If they discover the Universe is essentially timeless it'll be quite the interesting day for philosophy. It would mean a contradiction exists. That time does not exist, but it does.

:P Well I do need something interesting to talk about at night..

Wow, I ought to start using this, think of the possibilities!
"Just because I disagree with Obama's policies doesn't mean I hate Canadians."
"Yeah, heIS unusually articulate for a Canadian"
"Once you've been with a Canadian, you never go back"

Im offended now :x.

Also why would i want to be called a canadian?

**** it, I'm calling everyone a Canadian now.

Maybe thats why I'm always called a Canadian?? :x Oh wait, I am a Canadian.

what?

I didn't know that, and I'm white. People shouldn't give so much power to a word anyway.

I didn't know that, and I'm white. People shouldn't give so much power to a word anyway.

smokeydabear076

[QUOTE="smokeydabear076"]

I didn't know that, and I'm white. People shouldn't give so much power to a word anyway.

xaos

lol people are calling black people Canadians :| do we really need a word of a race?

[QUOTE="x-wing20"]

[QUOTE="ShadowofTulkas"]I don't like the whole idea of another "race." Everybody is the same! Aren't we all just human beings? Why involve the word "race"?DivergeUnify

scientifically there is no such thing as race. any talk of race is essentially a waste of time.

When people speak of racism, what they actually speak of is culturalism, because their are ethnics and cultures, but there is only one race of humanity.

Wow... Ouch.. If someone called me a canadian I think I would run away in tears.. I mean who honestly deserves an insult like that?

It's a good thing most people don't know this I joke about how bad canadians are and I'm not talking about...

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="MystikFollower"]

It's not a concept readily understandable even for me cause it deals with complex physical equations that make my head explode, but Scientific American had a very interesting article on the whole thing, showing the viewpoints from both sides. Basically there's a hell of a lot of evidence to support the idea that time fundamentally doesn't exist, but there's also a lot of evidence to show that it DOES exist (such as, for example, our observation that things move and change over "time")

I suggest checking out this article though as it explains the theories a lot better than I can. If they discover the Universe is essentially timeless it'll be quite the interesting day for philosophy. It would mean a contradiction exists. That time does not exist, but it does.

MystikFollower

:P Well I do need something interesting to talk about at night..

[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"][QUOTE="x-wing20"]

scientifically there is no such thing as race. any talk of race is essentially a waste of time.

Lach0121

When people speak of racism, what they actually speak of is culturalism, because their are ethnics and cultures, but there is only one race of humanity.

[QUOTE="Lach0121"]

[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"] because race isn't a scientific concept... that doesn't mean it doesn't exist._7h0m_

When people speak of racism, what they actually speak of is culturalism, because their are ethnics and cultures, but there is only one race of humanity.

Ok, Im not really disagreeing with you here, cause you bring a good point up.

But what I was talking about is there isn't any real big differences between black people and white people and so forth, the main differences are in the cultures themselves.

Though there could very well be aliens out there that we could reproduce with, it is possible. So the very definitions you have now could change given different findings over time correct?

there's nothing speculative about it. the reasoning behind space-time is that there is a ''maximal'' speed achievable in our universe aka the speed of light._7h0m_

What relativity tells us is that you can replace time with light as a result thus abstracting the meaning of ''time''._7h0m_