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What is time? This 5 page paper attempts to explore the nature of time in terms of the subjective, scientific, religious and philosophical perspectives. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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more information on using this paper properly! What is time? Who among us can define and, or, defend it? Time has been illusive to explanation since
the beginning - and who is to say what was the beginning and what is the end? Time is an aspect of our world which is taken for granted
- much as the workings of the human body. Inherently, time is known to the individual, however, if asked, the explanation is not forthcoming. What is time?
Time waits for no man. This is but one saying that has evolved from the attempt to understand time. There are many, many others. Like old
wives tales, each idiom contains a kernel of either the scientific, philosophical or religious meaning ascribed to time. Take a minute to think about what time means to you.
Is it the same as aging? Is it based on how long you have lived or how long before you might die? Finding answers in this manner
pinpoints time as subjective. Newton described time as absolute and unchangeable. Einstein believed it was relative to the motion of the observer. For
Barbour, time is merely an illusion (Anonymous, 2000). In his ruminations on time, Augustine contemplates the subjectivity of time - it is the basis of the human quest and,
as such, is a distention of the self. "Cosmic time enables one to define an objective series of moments along which the world could successively become determinate" (Callender, 1997,
p. 119). All temporal processes are intertwined with the eternity of God; that is, all human actions, experiences and perceptions are contingent on the processes
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