Theories on Time
- Kori says: Do you believe that we have a set destiny and that, regardless of our choices in life, it will always lead us to that point?
- Knott says: I think for each person there are an infinite amount of ways to arrive at the same endpoint, that end point being death.
- Knott says: I think the when of death is set for people, and the paths taken to get there, are separate.
- Knott says: And there are costs and benefits for each path
- Kori says: I like that. It makes sense.
- Knott says: For every second that passes, the "you" you were a second ago, follows each and every path. For every second of every minute, there are different paths being taken in parallel universes.
- Knott says: Right now, another me somewhere just stood up... I stayed here. And because of that, we have the opportunity every minute, to turn things upside down, to change Everything.
- Kori says: Where do those universes exist? Or is it more of a "hypothetical" universe?
- Knott says: Somewhere on the thread of time, but that's a whole 'nother story.
- Knott says: Is time a sphere, is it flat? Is it a timeline?
- Knott says: So I guess you could say that IF time is a flat timeline, extending forwards and backwards infinitely, then each millisecond extends up vertically, infinitely, and represents the you of that moment, following a path.
- Knott says: Sometimes those paths stay parallel, sometimes they separate, sometimes a path from long ago can directly intersect with your path now...which could explain déjà vu.
- Knott says: Some part of you crossing the same crossroads as the You of another time, just slightly behind it.
- Kori says: hmmm...fascinating.
- Knott says: I'm weird.
- Kori says: I wouldn't say that. I think that you have some very solid reasoning.
- Kori says: Do you believe people are inherently good or bad?
- Knott says: Inherently nothing.
- Knott says: People are just people, and everyone is trying to do the best they can.
