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Can time exist without events? Anonymous Sun Apr 24 19:42:22 2011 No.2944703 [Reply] [Original]

/Sci/, thoughts?

pic somewhat related lol.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 19:56:22 2011 No.2944799 bamp

>>	Scientist !!ThFjnJh4EkH Sun Apr 24 19:57:22 2011 No.2944805 >>2944703 >Can time exist without events? Can you phrase your question in terms of falsifiable predictions, please?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 19:58:22 2011 No.2944808 A better question is does time exist at all

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 20:00:22 2011 No.2944818 >>2944808 Well, the thought of time exist.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 20:02:22 2011 No.2944832 >>2944808 We at least assume it does. Hume had a field-day with this question

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 20:03:22 2011 No.2944834 Assuming you mean something can only exist if you can measure it, no.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 20:03:22 2011 No.2944835 I've seen lots of spinals and this guys a fake. Phony goldbricking cripple if I ever saw one.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 20:04:22 2011 No.2944839 File: 23 KB, 332x332, walter-sobchak.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2944835 OVER THE LINE

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 24 20:08:22 2011 No.2944863 >>2944834 can the measurement exist without things to measure?