CH 35: Watch = Temporal Dimension Gauge
When you take a minute and think about it, it is rather remarkable and yet ordinary at the same time that we live in a very well defined space commonly referred to as space-time. Hark back to algebra class where we see the x-axis as a point, then the x and y-axis as a plane and then the x, y and z-axis as a box. It is this three dimensional x, y and z coordinate system that we walk around in all day long. We then add a linear, in the sense of moving in one direction, dimension of time and we have our 4D lives, totally mapped out. As many scientists have surmised, it is impossible to rule out the possibility, however remote, of sentient beings in our cosmos that live in a greater then 4D existence. This naturally would make the capture of such a being exceedingly difficult, as it would likely be able to disappear in front of our eyes as it moves through its own dimensions. Get at the Flatlanders for more information. The strangeness of living in time and space is it is incredibly difficult to think about without using those constructs in our thoughts. However, if science has taught us anything, is that the more we know the more we realize we do or did not know. This constant widening of the unknowable is almost teasing our comprehension abilities.
Is it possible to be a sentient being and not live in the construct of time? Can something exist without the notions of past, present and future? Is even the idea of eternity a drastic over simplification of some larger concept? What limits to understanding greater truths about the universe and humanity exist due to our preoccupation with space and time?
What time is it again?