Time

Time

Time is defined as a measured or measurable period, a

continuum that lacks spatial dimensions. This broad

definition lacks the simple explanation that humans are

searching for. There are many scientists, philosophers, and

thinkers who have tried to put time into understanding

terms. The aspects of time that we can understand are only

based on what we can perceive, observe, and calculate.

Every day we look at our watches or clocks. We plan our day

around different times of the day. Time tells us when to

eat, when to sleep, and how long to do things for. If time

were based on these simple terms, then this mysterious

enigma would not be in debate. There are the issues of

space and time; what is the relationship of the two? Is

time relative, or absolute? What makes time seem to go

faster in some instances, and slower in others? Does the

speed of time change, or is it all in our heads? In the

following paper, I will discuss the meaning of time

perceived and theorized by two of the greatest minds of

human kind. Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking have

expanded the understanding of time to another level. Their

ideas and opinions are what brought us to a higher

understanding of the earth and the universe. In the

following paragraphs, this paper will encompass these ideas,

and try to find a focus of understanding of this thing we

call time.

First I will address the question, did time have a

beginning? I don’t think that anyone can explain the

postulate that time has always been in existence. The

problem with this, is that we have no scientific evidence or

theories which can support this argument. Certainly, we

can’t just accept this spiritual idea. There had to have

been a ...

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on into the Event Horizon the light that the star endures is

bent within the current and therefore cannot be seen in

space. At this exact point in time, high amounts of

radiation are given off, that with the proper equipment can

be detected and seen as an image of a black hole. The point

in explaining black holes, is that it might explain about

the shaping of the universe. Their existence can change the

composition of the universe, which can in turn change space

and time.

Time is not easily explained or understood by anyone.

Einstein and Hawking have expanded their minds by coming up

with possible theories for the unknown. We can only observe

and postulate what we don’t know. We can theorize, and

calculate all we want, but I think it will always be an

unknown. The mysteries of the universe will in my opinion

be just that, a mystery.