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oppose -20% · dt/dtmoderated to 50%; argued down by 70%
by anonymous on 2006-02-10 07:48:26Spatial velocity is given as dx/dt. Velocity in time(dt/dt) is nonsensical. As simple as that. In other words, no time travel to the past or the future, no motion in space-time. -
The parent argument's error is that the math in physics represents a homomorphism between an abstract a priori construct we call math and a physical nature. Without properly understanding the underlying form of nature, the homomorphism breaks down. The last I checked, no one knows what time is, or how matter really behaves with respect to it. Therefore, dt/dt=1 does not rule out the possibility for time travel.
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title: 'Re: dt/dt'
text: 'The parent argument's error is that the math in physics represents a homomorphism between an abstract a priori construct we call math and a physical nature. Without properly understanding the underlying form of nature, the homomorphism breaks down. The last I checked, no one knows what time is, or how matter really behaves with respect to it. Therefore, dt/dt=1 does not rule out the possibility for time travel.'
tags: metric,physics,math,time,philosophy
date: 2006-02-10 08:06:55
submitter: metric
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