Time As A Self-Contradictory Idea

“We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves.” -Alice Bloch

     Time is a concept, as well as a measurement by which we calculate the sequence of events, the duration, and also the intervals between. Of course, as humans we experience time whether we want it or not, however, I do not think that as a society we pay too much thought on the actual concept of time; we simply point out the lack of it. 

As I was reading the Wikipedia page on time, I realized that there are different outlooks on it by various religions. 

     Judaeo-Christian beliefs on time are pretty simple. They believe that time is linear, hence it began with the birth of the Earth, or, as most religion would point out, the creation of the universe by God. Ideally, this concept is accepted by most people, whether they are religious or not, simply because it suits the societal construction of our minds, hence the universally known abbreviation- YOLO.  Of course, there are many other outlooks on time. For example, the Cambridge idealist J. M. E. McTaggart has written a philosophical essay called "The Unreality Of Time". He argues quite cleverly that time does not exist. He states that every event that occurs could at one time be future, at another time present and at third time be past (Read more at http://www.enotes.com/topic/The_Unreality_of_Time#The_A-series). 
     Consequently, his entire argument revolves around the contradictions of time, as well as its faults (which I prefer calling the "black holes"). This concept is hard to comprehend at first, however, if you really ponder about it, you will realize that this might be valid. Obviously, we- as humans- cannot deny the existence of time, since metaphorically we resemble an hourglass, waiting for the sand to finish its pouring- waiting for Gentleman Death. In the end, he states that all events have the properties of past, present, and future, all at the same time. And if that was so, could our aging really only depend on the biology and the structures of our bodies? And if so, is it possible to leap out of the "time wrap" and forever stay young?


Yours truly,


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