May 30, 2004 22:37
After learning about reference frames in physics and watching a video on dark matter in chemistry, I came to a few madman thoughts...we are living in a frame, and the frames before us and after us exist in some other distance, dimension, and/or time. The something-billion people on Earth live in the same frame, delayed by air and auditory limitations provided by the speed of light and sound. These speeds are so rapid, it is negligible when placed on an Earthly scale. Now, relativity states that "The laws of physics are the same for observers in all inertial reference frames, and no frame is preferred." Our teacher also proved that the reference frame will change if the frame is accelerating. It has been scientifically proven that space is constantly growing at an accelerated rate. Put two and two together; the reference frame out in space is next to nonexistent. What we see when we see the stars are images of the stars and distant galaxies tens to hundreds of years before "actual, real-life" time, due to the delay in the speed of light. When we place ourselves in a grandiose scale, we are really just living in a frame. We're not seeing the real stuff when we are ants - nay, protons, neutrons, electrons, positrons, alpha, beta, gamma particles, quarks and dark matter in this neverending body of matter; in other words, we see real-time projections on Earth, but not in outer space. Now, young reader, I propose a question to you; is it possible to see the past? We do see the past in the stars and distant galaxies, provided that we see delayed projections of the celestial bodies light years away from us each and every clear night. I am a firm believer that yin and yang are essential for existence; for something to exist, the opposite must also exist. So, then, if we are able to see projections of the past, there must be a way to see projections of the future. But how?? Distance and speed limitations are the key reasons of our time delay with distant astronomical bodies; and if this is so, does this mean accelerated velocity will allow us to peek into the future? In other words, does this mean we must travel greater than the speeds of sound and light to answer this? Am I just talking a bunch of baloney? Is this a question that can only be answered to faith??
I'm off my soapbox, man. Double entry for tonight, lj viewers.