Delusion of the existence of "Time" (4 paragraphs no math)

By David William Jedell    June 21, 2022

What this paper states is self-evident and requires no mathematics. It would only complicate. We exist in our local Space-Now point reference. The delusion of Time construct is created by our single point reference on earth. The ticks of a watch are only made by gears that are coordinated with a fraction of the earth's rotation we call a "second." It is not keeping track of "Time." It is the relation of two motions. The "speed" of these motions are not inherent in Time as a thing in and of itself, but rather, in the ratio of the distance the object travels to an arbitrary fraction of the earth's cyclical rotation as a constant (i.e., the ratio of one to 24, or an "hour").

When there is an event, like a collision of two objects in front of us, we store it in memory. When that event has moved out of our local Space-Now, and there is another event in an ordered sequence, we delude ourselves into believing that the conscious perception of the first sequentially ordered event happened in the "past," as a result of the fact that the event is no longer generating sensory impulses (i.e., you no longer see it in front of you).  However that event and its energies still continue in their effects in Space-Now that is non-local. Since our conscious mind can review the perceptions of memory and the lack of the same immediate sensory perceptions simultaneously occurring (i.e., you don't see it anymore), the mental construct is created that there is a past and a present. This is not factual but flawed. As far as the "future," the motions and coincidences in "events" (i.e., the paths of two objects colliding) have not occurred in our local Space-Now reference. The future can only be imagined, predicted or hoped for, but if the future did exist, it would be in our Space-Now.

A major obstacle to the general acceptance of the fact that Time is a mathematical convenience or tool to compare relative motions in everyday life, and not a thing in and of itself, is that languages, such as English, are pervaded with words that express Time as a thing in and of itself, such as "happened," "was," "yesterday," tomorrow," and many other expressions of past and future tenses. Calendars, clocks and appointments are other obstacles to the comprehension of Space-Now.

Instead of trying to think this out with our flawed verbal language system, try to think in a spacial way of what is actually happening. Here is a simple example of spacial comprehension of this; a thought experiment. A jet liner located on the equator takes off due west. When it reaches 35,000 feet it is traveling 1,000 mph ground speed. The pilot has only a sun dial in front of the cockpit that he can see from inside. Nobody on the plane has a clock or watch. The sun dial shadow indicates it is 3pm upon reaching 35,000 feet. The sun can be seen high above. Subsequent to the plane traveling 6,000 miles, the sun dial is in the same 3pm position and the sun hasn't moved. Its still high in the sky. The pilot and everyone on the plane think that time has stopped during the flight. They even confirm this assessment when they land and take a few minutes to walk into the airport. All the clocks on the walls and all the people's watches indicate 3:05pm. On the ground at the airport that the plane departed from, the ground crew personnel look at their watches and see that they indicate 9pm. It is also night, the stars are shining. They compare their memory of a sunny day with the present sensory input of night and no sun. They construct the delusion of time. Whereas the pilot and passengers have current sensory input of a shining sun and a sun dial that has not moved during the flight. Finally, the pilot and passengers are informed that they are moving through Now from one area of Space to another, and that they passed 6 "Time Zones." The pilot and passengers accept this explanation after some thought. But the ground crew believe that it is 9pm and that 6 hours of "Time" have passed because the hands of their watches moved and the sun set and it is night. The crew holds on to delusion like people did when the earth was flat and the earth was the center of the universe, rejecting Columbus and Copernicus on his death bed, and burning Guido at the stake for heresy.

Reference

The Norwegian island that abolished time
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/20/sommaroy-island-norway-attempt-create-first-time-free-zone

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Email: d.w.jedell@gmail.com

New Years Day subjectively comes faster and faster. Easily Calculate the number of Subjective Years you have lived so far. (Updated and Revised August 27, 2019)

By David William Jedell                           Updated and Revised August 27, 2022

Theory of Acceleration of "Subjective Time"
Subjective Time is interactive memory and recall of the distance between "events" that is misperceived as duration of Time in and of itself.

Moreover, in 2005, Wittmann & Lehnhoff [1] systematically asked large samples of younger and older people how they experienced time. In the study, 499 German and Austrian participants aged 14 to 94 were asked how fast time usually passed for them. The study indicated that this set of people feel time passing more quickly as they get older.

Wittman and Lehnhoff found that everybody, regardless of age, thought that time was passing quickly. The question, “How fast did the last 10 years pass for you?” yielded a tendency for the perception of the speed of time to increase in the previous decade. This pattern peaked at Objective age 50, however, and remained steady until the mid-90s. [2]

Dr. William Friedman [3] proposed a theory, originally proposed by William James in 1877 (labelled the "Father of American psychology"), to explain this phenomenon as follows (I thought of this when I was 8 years old myself as it is self evident to me): 

“As we get older, each year is a smaller proportion of our lives. For example, a year is 1/10 of the life of a 10 year old, but 1/70th of the life of a 70 year old. Therefore each year feels shorter relative to all the time we've lived and thus seems to be going by faster.”

Mathematical Treatment of Dr. Friedman's Statement and its Implications  
The t-axis represents Objective Time;

Objective Time (as a mathematical tool) is represented by t (based on "ticks" of an objective "clock" at 1 objective year intervals);
The y-axis represents Subjective Time; 
Subjective Time represented by y is defined as a function of t; 
y(t) = 1/t , t > 0; 
F(t) is the area under y(t), which is the perceived cumulative Subjective Time; 
F'(t) is the rate of change of the area under y(t).

F(t)  = ∫y dt – 0 = ∫y dt  

We may infer that the Subjective Area of Perceived Time during the Objective Time interval (t1, tn) is the integral of y(t) between (t1, tn).

                ∫ y dt

y 

                                                                                               t

The curve represents the Subjective Time as a function of Objective clock t. The shaded area under the curve is the Area of Subjective Perceived Time. The smaller the Area, the faster Subjective Time is perceived to pass. 
At 80 years of Objective age, looking back to the Objective year “1” we find that the Subjective Area of Perceived Time is,

                                    80

                   ∫ y dt = ln (80) = 4.3820266347 ≈ 4.4 Subjective Years.

                                    1

Furthermore, whereas most people sleep for 1/3rd of their first conscious year, lives, we do not adjust for sleep. This is a general number and subject to minor differences and aberrations with each different person.

4.4 Subjective Years is virtually all that is lived in a lifetime.

The decreasing Area of Subjective Time begins to become imperceptible from about 50 objective years to 80 objective years, because it is sufficiently small. This idea is consistent with the findings by Wittman and Lehnhoff, as stated above, that everybody, regardless of age, thought that "Time" was passing quickly and this pattern peaked at age 50, however, and remained steady until the mid-90s. 

In conclusion, the theory of Subjective Time under consideration is consistent with the empirical study. Dr. Friedman's statement that “As we get older, each year is a smaller proportion of our lives,” and that “each year feels shorter relative to all the time we've lived and thus seems to be going by faster,” further implies the mathematical result that a full 80 Objective Year lifespan results in only 4.4 Subjective Years.

Your Subjective Time = Natural Log of your chronological age in objective years. 
So, if you want to know your specific amount of Subjective Time that you have lived, use this Natural Log Calculator. Ex. ln (80)= 4.4

https://www.rapidtables.com/calc/math/Ln_Calc.html

Natural log calculator | ln(x) calculator online Natural Logarithm Calculator. Natural logarithm calculator. ln(x) calculator. The natural logarithm of x is: ln x = log e x = y. Enter the input number x and press the = button: www.rapidtables.com

References 

[1] Wittmann, M. and Lehnhoff, S., (2005), Age effects in perception of time, Psychological Reports 97: 921-935
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7266174_Age_effects_in_perception_of_time 
[2] Lewis , Jordan Gaines, Why Does Time Fly as We Get Older, Scientific American, (Dec. 18, 2013).
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/why-does-time-fly-as-we-get-older/
[3] Based on Aging and the Speed of Time presented by Dr. Friedman on 10/14/2010 at Oberlin College. Ibid.
[4]  Ricker III,  Harry H., Refutation Of Einstein's Principle of Relativity, General Science Journal, May 28, 2011
http://gsjournal.net/Science-Journals/Research%20Papers-Relativity%20Theory/Download/3494

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Email: d.w.jedell@gmail.com