News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on John C. Mather: “There is no first moment of time” (2017). Parent comment

Re:John C. Mather: “There is no first moment of time” (2017) by mistermann on Monday September 12, 2022 @12:03AM (#32805963)
> It's not valid to extrapolate backward to a time before our universe existed.

And yet, you've managed to do just that!

> This is a concept that I've tried to explain to others for years, but it's difficult for most people to grasp.

Not surprising since not all people experience the same reality.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John C. Mather: “There is no first moment of time” (2017) by anonymousiam on Monday September 12, 2022 @12:47AM (#32806190)
"And yet, you've managed to do just that!"

How?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John C. Mather: “There is no first moment of time” (2017) by mistermann on Monday September 12, 2022 @09:33AM (#32809971)
"Before the existence of our universe, there was no time."

It seems almost impossible to avoid this sort of thing (~omniscience), at least when discussing certain topics, but it can be a lot of fun to try. Noticing it in others when reading comments is much easier, and a good form of practice.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John C. Mather: “There is no first moment of time” (2017) by dudeguy3301 on Monday September 12, 2022 @02:17AM (#32806677)
lol, some people just 'think' different, like the old macintosh adds...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:John C. Mather: “There is no first moment of time” (2017) by mistermann on Monday September 12, 2022 @12:32PM (#32812775)
It is true, but whether it is funny, and whether the Macintosh ads are an adequate illustration, are very different matters.
[ Parent | on HN ]