THE TWO ASPECTS OF TIME: THE BECOMING-DURATION DUALITY

 Becoming—or change—and duration—or measurement—are the two aspects of time. This represents a new perspective, even though I have previously discussed the becoming-duration duality. 

Becoming is the continuous and irreversible succession of changes or phenomena. Duration is the interval between two sequential moments, one of which marks the beginning and the other the end. 

In the becoming-memory-duration trilogy, memory is included because it is the medium in which the intervals—or measurements—of time are processed. The becoming-duration duality is an established concept, dating back to September 17, 2012. Time consists of becoming (which is perceptible) plus duration (which is sub-perceptible). Becoming may be either simple or periodic. In clocks, we observe a periodic becoming. From this perspective, duration is an epiphenomenon of becoming, rather than being time itself. The conceptualization of time shifts to encompass the following aspects: objective, becoming (perceptible), duration (sub-perceptible), and measurable. Prior to addressing this topic, I had not regarded becoming as an aspect of time, but rather as its material basis.

PRINCIPLES OF PHILOCHRONY

A scientific principle is a fundamental explanation, based on observations and experiments, that describes how a natural phenomenon functions. The principles of Philochrony are three: 1. Time is magnitive; 2. The Trilogy of Time; and 3. Time is an epiphenomenon of becoming. I have already explained principles 1 and 2 at length elsewhere. Here, it is appropriate to explain the third principle. 

Becoming is the continuous and sequential occurrence of changes and phenomena. An epiphenomenon is a phenomenon, accessory, or symptom that accompanies another primary phenomenon, without influencing it or causing it. Time is the physical magnitude that continuously increases in value due to becoming, and it is used to measure the duration of things. In a clock, we observe the movement of the hands (becoming) and we process the intervals (time) in our memory. Time, as an epiphenomenon, has no effect whatsoever on reality—that is, on things, objects, or phenomena. Aging, material deterioration, and the replacement of the old by the new are products of becoming.

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THE TIME TRILOGY EXPLAINED

In the previous topic we talked about dualisms and trilogies. We said that the becoming-memory-duration (B-M-D) is time. But it is not that time needs the consciousness of the subject to exist but that time is made up of a past, a present and a future. The past along with all units and measures of time are recorded in memory. If we had no memory we would live in an eternal present. We would not know the changes.

Aristotle was referring to memory when he said that time needed consciousness to exist. He knew the importance of consciousness in processing time, but his mistake was to think that time does not exist without an observer.

Magnitive time is objective, subperceptible (memory) and measurable.

We know that phenomena have a duration because this is recorded in memory.

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DUALISMS AND TRILOGIES

 DUALISMS AND TRILOGIES

The becoming-memory-duration (B-M-D) trilogy emerges from the becoming-duration duality, augmented by memory as an intermediary element situated between becoming and duration.

Becoming is the continuous and sequential occurrence of changes or phenomena. Duration is the interval between a beginning and an end within this becoming—the span between the "before" and the "after."

Memory is the brain's capacity to encode, store, and retrieve information, experiences, and feelings from the past. Through memory, we arrange phenomena into a sequence. Were we devoid of memory, we would exist in an eternal present.

All units and measures of time are recorded within memory, thereby serving as a link between becoming and duration.

Other dualisms include: light (wave-particle), the human being (body-soul or mind), and—in the field of computing—hardware and software. Other trilogies include: the atom (proton-neutron-electron); in religion, God (Father-Son-Holy Spirit); the spatial system (Sun-planet-satellites); the mind (conscious-subconscious-unconscious); and the family (father-mother-children).

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GENERAL RELATIVITY IS FALSE

General Relativity, published in 1915, was Albert Einstein's mathematical attempt to explain gravity. He asserted that gravity is not a force. Einstein did not win the Nobel Prize for his theory of Relativity because the person assigned to review it did not understand it. Spacetime was a mathematical contrivance devised by Einstein to explain gravity. Gravity is a force composed of particles (gravitons) that have not yet been detected. Special Relativity, published in 1905, deals with the physics of the motion of bodies in the absence of gravitational forces, in which Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism were rendered compatible with a reformulation of the laws of motion.

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THE NATURE AND MEASUREMENT OF TIME

Time has two distinct aspects: its nature and its measurement.

Time is the interval between two sequential moments, one of which marks the beginning and the other the end.

Time is magnitive. Magnitive denotes the ineffable quality of time—that it is objective, sub-perceptible, and measurable. The term magnitive is derived from the word magnitude and the suffix -ive.

Time is measurable thanks to periodic phenomena—events that recur consistently with the same period. The movements of the Earth, for instance, serve as examples of such periodic phenomena. Periodic phenomena occur in clocks, and they are synchronized with the Earth's rotational movement.

Philochrony represents the nature of time, while Physics represents its measurement. Physicists have drifted away from the nature of time due to their extensive reliance on mathematics (Calculus). Indeed, some physicists have even gone so far as to conclude that time does not exist, simply because they cannot visualize it within their equations.

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INTUITION AND NIRVANA

Intuition is the exalted mental process through which new knowledge is obtained. Nirvana, in some regions of India, is the state resulting from liberation from desires, individual consciousness, and reincarnation, achieved through meditation and enlightenment. 

The main goal of Buddhism is to attain the mental state of Nirvana. Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. Both processes begin with reflection and lead to enlightenment. 

Meditation is the mental and physical practice aimed at achieving a state of relaxation and deep concentration. Buddha means the enlightened one. This is the name Siddhartha Gautama received when he attained enlightenmIent.

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