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Originally Posted by fable Xan, not meaning to jump in the middle of this--but I think Venom is saying that this measurement of time is arbitrarily human, therefore as relevant (or irrelevant) as any other. This is entirely separate from the matters time may represent. |
The only abitraily about the meassurement of time, is the unit with which we use to meassure it. The flow and consequences of it is far beyond our means of control, and would continue to be there irregardless of how we meassure time
(excluding the potential for future timetravel, and changing of physics of course
)
Granted, as I said - and I also would think from his posts is what Venom means (at least that is my deduction
) - that the setting of year 0 to where it is, as based on birth of Christ combined with the other calendar systems which is existing on eart is largely irrelevant for most.
However, that is mearly the unit with which we meassure "time". So just like the lable kilogram is irrelevant and conceptual, the existing amount identified by said lable is not.
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Originally Posted by dj_venom <snip>
But with Xan's last statement, I think he understood what I meant.
It's always harder to understand online...
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Hehe - I understood you just fine, no worries there
I'm just debating that time isn't irrelevant and insignificant (while messing with you at the same time .... win-win
)