Well, if we didn't have time, what would we do? How would we know how long the work week was or when to go home? Man had to do something so we could get minimum wages.
Isn't there something like rotations, sun, planets and all the things they mentioned in Science class while I was daydreaming? LOL I think the universe invented time, but man is the one that named it.
Yes, man invented time, as far as watching it and being enslaved to it. The rotation of the earth on its axis only gives approximate time by man's standards, i.e., part of the day, not hour and minute. Was this invention of time part of original sin or could have watching time avoided original sin?
Another TZ comes to mind....the one with the ticking of the clock that became louder and louder until the guy went insane......time waits for no man, but I think sometimes it is waiting for me
So true. I've gone from a hectic, suburban mom to retirement in a quiet, peaceful place and my use of time has changed radically. I used to thrive on being busy. Now I'm enjoying life without so many time constraint.
Time is not a thing but a rationale - we have to "do" things within the "time frame" we have established. I read a scifi novel years ago where the businesses had redone the hou to be 90 minutes long so they could get more work for the same amount of money from their workers - an 18-hour day but the hours were 50% longer and the workers were keeling over from the enforced lengthening of the day. You are very right, John Philipp, we invented time but only partially - when the sun goes down, the body wants to retire and rest so we look at the hours differently. Remember when we were children and birthdays and Christmases seemed eons away? Then when we were older, it seemed they came on winged feet aging us and the world around us? Well, as Einstein said, "It's all relative..." and we have the option to reorganize time at any point but from reading the book mentioned previously, I don't recommend lengthening the hour - it lead to all-out rebellion. :)
. . . after all, woman got blamed for the "fall" by the man. He said to God, "She made me do it." Soooo, it's 'bout time man took the fall for something and it might as well be the invention of the amount of TIME we're doing for original sin.
I'm sorry John, but, I can't think of anything to say on this one. I am drawing a blank. I am just not getting anything of it. Maybe I will think on it and come back later.
Okay, I will think of this one as truly humorous. That once Eve tempted Adam with the apple and messed up things, that time into play then, and Adam said to Eve, "Oops, look at the time, I'm outta here! You're on your own."
Hmm... ... to pilfer and bastardise a concept from Douglas Adams - man may not have invented time, but he still thinks digital wristwatches are a pretty good idea.
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(The world's first watch. Hmmm. It'd be worth a fortune!!!)
Maybe that's why God created man on the sisth day instead of the first one.
An important facet of this Byte, Donna.
And I love the example of the 90 minute hour.
Thanks.
You're right, Deloris, which underlines the point here that time means something ...
Tanya, I believe even Eden had a doghouse.
(Unless the first watch was Stonehenge)
Laughter makes thoughts easier to swallow ... something like that.
Hmmm, another dimension from Bonnie.
Hint: the word "invented" is used for a reason.
Maybe not watching time could have avoided original sin.
Ms. Jo, aren't we sharp in the early morning hours!
(I need some coffee).
Debra, that is definitely an original thought.
(Coffee! Where the @##!& is the coffee?)
See Mike going Zen early in the morning.
(I'm REALLY gonna need that coffee --NOW!)
Don't start with me, DonnaS. :)
Maybe not, Jan, from what you just said.
(There has to be a joke here somewhere about not thinking with your mouth full :)
Maybe.
Thanks.
That's the way everything should be and then the time with your favorite food would expand.
It is, after all your time, which also means you can throw it away.
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Unless it could be done during a lunch break.
I was using "Man" in the general sense, as mankind. The Brotherhood refuses to accept responsibility for this one.
Re: women being responsible for the "fall." I refer you to: Eve was framed ...
There are always clues given. But those are just clues to my intention, which is sometimes clueless.
Not if you don't pay attention to it, Don.
(Seriously, I agree with you that it is a feature — not a dimension.)
I am just not getting anything of it. Maybe I will think on it and come back later.
And the irony is that the cell isn't locked.
Here's how I'm going to use that: No time, no calendar, no birthdays, no getting older.
Of course, with this philosophy I lose a few presents ...
"Oops, look at the time, I'm outta here! You're on your own."
Here's the real story: Eve was framed ...
... to pilfer and bastardise a concept from Douglas Adams - man may not have invented time, but he still thinks digital wristwatches are a pretty good idea.
Thanks.
It is a fine gift.