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Sat 11 Nov, 2006 08:16 pm
In the absence of the movement
of particulate matter thru space,
wud time continue to pass ?
Define time ?
David
There can be no time without motion. Motion is what time measures. And, of course, there can be no motion without space. The only real question that remains is, can space exist independent of any particulate matter and, therefore, without motion. Define space.
it is not possible to cease the movement of particles through space because space itself is expanding, and thus any two particles with zero momentum will still be moving with respect to each other.
the fundamental question here is, can all changes of state be described by particle motion? if so, then it is noted that the time dimension would be a redundant basis.
however, noting that the basis is redundant does not negate it's existence -- to the contrary, all that is necessary is a single possible circumstance in which variation over time creates a difference to prove the existence of that dimension over all cases.
furthermore, it is not necessarily correct to assume that all changes of state can be described by particulate motion.