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| Time, A Necessity Or A Luxury? |
Article first published as Time, A Necessity Or A Luxury on Technorati. I recently watched Did God Create the Universe? the latest episode on the Discovery Channel series Curiosity. The topic was fascinating and prompted the rusty wheels in my brain to start turning. Being the philosophy junkie that I am I researched this esoteric topic further. The discussion of black holes is what really did it for me. Theoretically, black holes are regions in space where the gravitational pull is so extreme that all the particles within it are crushed together so that nothing, not even light can escape. Air, the essential element sustaining all living and breathing creatures on our unique planet cannot exist without space. Space does not exist inside a black hole; therefore neither does movement. The need for perpetual motion is shared by many professional athletes, dancers and yogis alike because movement makes us feel alive. If Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant scientific minds of our century is correct and we are in fact mere collections of fundamental particles of nature, the same particles that comprise all matter, what makes us so remarkable? The fact that we have come this close to an understanding of the laws governing us and our universe is incredible! If such impressive strides in the unveiling of the great mysteries of our universe have already been made, can science ultimately piecemeal a theory for Creation or a Divine Creator? If scientific reasoning leads to the discovery of our own creation is it safe to say we are responsible for our own destiny? As humans, we are in a state of perpetual motion that is often mistaken for perpetual chaos. Movement is the physical manifestation of the progression of time. Movement is a function of time so I wonder if the insatiable need to be "doing something" or "going somewhere" is related to the greater concept of Creation. Remember that without space movement cannot exist and without movement time ceases to exist. TIME. TIME. TIME. No space, no motion, no time, nothing. As our physical and spiritual bodies march through time, perhaps through dance, yoga or simply by virtue of aggregated experience astrophysicists continue debating the existence of black holes. Does time actually slow down upon entry into a black hole? Do the laws of physics break down at what scientists coin the event horizon? The idea of movement as it relates to our own Creation sparks a reevaluation behind the meaning of our existence. Speculation about such grand ideas makes for great cocktail hour conversation and might even land you a date!
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