Subj : The universe
To   : JOSHUA LEE
From : DAVE OLDRIDGE
Date : Sun Nov 26 2000 08:28 am

JL> -=> DAVE OLDRIDGE wrote to JOSHUA LEE <=-

JL>  JL> Rebbe Nachman of Breslov was of the opinion that time was essentially
JL>  JL> a result of constricted conciousness. He uses the moshul of a dream,
JL>  JL> when we dream, we can imagine that hours or even entire lifetimes
JL>  JL> go by; but when we wake up, we realize that only minutes passed.
JL>  JL> So it is with time in general.

JL>  DO> Hmmm...in physics, we have, of course a rather precise definition of
JL>  DO> time.  The second is however long it takes a Cesium atom to undergo a
JL>  DO> precise number of oscillations (hard definition available on request
JL>  DO> but available in most reference libraries).

JL> Yes, I am aware of that. You should say the amount of oscillations at
JL> a particular temperature, if I recall correctly.

It's an oscillation between two electron states.  I don't think 
temperature affects it.

JL> However, there is no reason to think that G-d is limited by physics.

True.

JL>                        JBL

JL> ... What is mind? No matter! What is matter? Never mind! - Homer S.

My roommate in the late 60's used to use this one.  It predates the 
Simpsons by some years.

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