Unification of time/ frame rate and consciousness (Science/Philosophy)

I have recently researched into time and consciousness in more detail see "Research into Time and consciousness"

I do understand that these ideas are probably not true; however they are ideas that I feel I should write down otherwise i shall forget or lose my thoughts/ideas.

Before you read this it would be advisable to read Thoughts about consciousness 1 and 2, and Time.

If you have read my thoughts on time it will occur to you that my ideas work on the principle that time as a physical quantity or dimension doesn't actually exist.

When we view the world we see a specific amount of “frames” per second. Our other senses view the world in a similar way, as our brains cannot process the information quicker than a certain “frame rate” (When I use the word “frame” it is just to more easily visualise the idea at hand).

If we said that we could see f frames in one second at the conscious state we are in at the moment then what would happen if we saw the world at f/2 frames per second.

After a little thought it occurred to me that time would effectively speed up if you moved from x frames to x/2 frames per second.

If you imagine that every function, electrical impulse or induced movement happened at half the speed your mind would work at half the speed as normal. This would in turn make the world seem twice as fast.

Lets take some individual time singularities; I will name them f; standing for frames.

If an object moves a certain distance in a certain number of frames then.

Vf = d/f

Vf = Velocity in frames

Vt = Velocity in time

d = Distance on metres

f = Frames passed

k = frame rate of eye per second

e.g if the object moves 12 metres in 10 frames

Vf = 12/10

Vf = 1.2 metres per frame

If we say k is the frame rate per second of the eye then.

Vt = d/ ( f/k )

Using the same example with k = 10

Vt = 12 / (10/10)

Vt = 12 m/s

This also means:

Vt = Vf*k

Vt = 1.2*10

Vt = 12 m/s

Proof that time travels faster if your frame rate is slower:

Vf = d/f

Divide frame rate by 2 but object distance moved stays the same.

Vf = d/f/2

Makes Metres travelled per frame double.

Vf = 2d/f

Therefore

2Vf =2d/f

And so even in seconds it will appear faster.

Vt = Vf*k

2Vt = 2Vf*k

Velocity in time twice as fast as original.

To be continued…..

The Illogical Fear of Death (Philosophy)

In our society the subject of death is usually surrounded with misery and sadness due to the loss of a life. This loss of life can understandably seem frightening.

However; it has struck me that if you think about death by natural causes or by an accident there is really very little to be scared of.

When we do die; if nothing else happens afterwards are we not truly at peace? No problems, no things to do, nothing.

Although this sounds like a fundamentally bad thing that nothing happens; I imagine it being incredibly peaceful.

Anyway; the point is if you are scared of death in the sense of passing into nothingness don’t be.

It is probably a much more painless and peaceful experience than you could ever perceive in your conscious mind at it is difficult to perceive being unconscious through a conscious mind.

Vision and Colour (Science)

It always amazes me that for such a highly evolved animal (in terms of the way we think and the way our brain has developed) that humans have surprisingly limited vision. If you think about the spectrum of possible frequencies we could see it seems that the amount of light we are able to see (more commonly referred to as visible light) is somewhat limited.

It took my interest so I did a little research and found some quite interesting stuff on the internet about how other animals view things.

As is happens our eyesight comparably isn’t all that bad; as there are lots of animals which have worse eyesight- especially in terms of colour.

For example cats and dogs see things in a much duller way than we do; with less of an emphasis on colour and more emphasis on movement.

There was some information I was expecting to find; such as the fact that bees can see UV light. However I wasn't previously aware that snakes could possibly see Infra red light and some Birds and spiders could also see UV light.

Interesting things I found include the fact that

• Horses have a large blind spot in there vision allowing them to look behind themselves
• Snakes can adjust there eyes for the night and the day. Depending on whether it is day or night depends on whether its eyes are sensitive to a certain set of wavelengths.*
• The mantis shrimp has evolved to have 12 types of photoreceptor; comparative to our 3. This gives it something called hyper-spectral colour; which I still don’t understand but it looks cool anyway.

Thanks for reading; I will post my sources. The first one is definitely worth looking at. J

*Though I looked up snakes further; some of the things different sites said opposed each other so it is hard to verify this point. However, I am fairly certain that snakes have “vision pits” which can detect heat. Personally I would be sceptical to start calling these “vision pits” a second pair of eyes though.

http://www.bitrebels.com/lifestyle/how-dogs-cats-other-animals-see-the-world-infographic/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperspectral_imaging

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake#Sensory_organs

http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/01/14/animal-vision-color-detection-and-color-blindness/

http://askabiologist.asu.edu/colors-they-see

5 Thinking Points about Religion (Philosophy)

Try to take in the following points with an open mind; I am not trying to change people, I am just sharing some thinking points.

All I ask is that you think about what you believe in and why you believe in it.

1. Why do people spend so long considering what happens after life when we so readily accept that nothing happened before it? If you believe in re-incarnation then think about justifying why your previous life is relevant to this one; and what difference it makes if you cannot remember it. It seems irrational to think that after your life will be so spectacular when before it, it was so peacefully unspectacular.
2. Certain parts of Christianity believe that Animals do not have souls. If you believe that animals do not have souls you believe that they came to life in a different way than humans did. If you believed that Humans and animals evolved through Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection it would be illogical to say that at some point along the line animals lost their souls, or humans attained theirs. In order to continue believing animals don’t have souls you must disprove Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
3. If I lived in an area of America which was strongly Christian, and I was bought up in a strongly Christian household, It would be likely that I would become a strong Christian myself. However, If I lived in a strongly Islamic part of India, and my parents were strongly Islamic, it would be likely that I would become Muslim. What difference does the geography of where we live on this world have on how correct our views are on the creation of our universe? Logically it has none whatsoever. So how can you tell if your religion is true compared to another if you have never truly questioned it yourself in comparison with other ideas?
4. If there are other planets within our universe which harbour intelligent life, which I personally feel is almost certain considering the vast amount of planets in a universe, every single planet and population would need to be individually contacted by a messenger in one way or another from each religion. This could be through “dreams”, “visions” or a real person like Jesus. Though this is possible; somehow I highly doubt that this is going to happen. Logically it makes sense to assume that other intelligent life-forms will come up with their own separate religions to our own. When we do eventually find another planet with intelligent life and interact with them; if they do not believe in an extremely similar religion to one of the religions on earth it is safe to say that even the most avid members of religions should question why there deity hasn't contacted them.
5. Personally I feel that a God who is perfect should save everyone no matter whether they believe in them or not. Believing in something isn't a judge of your character, of how well you life, or how much of a positive impact you have on the world around you; so why would a perfect God let good people face often torturous and horrific consequences? If I was a “Perfect” God I would let everyone in to “Heaven” and not judge them about what they did in life. If they led a bad life and had an evil mind on earth it wouldn't matter. “Heaven” is perfect so there would be no problems there. It seems to me that God isn't a very nice person at all if he does things like send good people to eternal damnation.

I do understand that this write up is directed more-so to Christianity than any other religion. This is not because I wanted it to be aimed at Christians, it was purely because I know more about Christianity than any other religion as we grow up in a Christian country.

Afterthoughts: It has come to my attention that point 2 was poorly worded. This has now been amended.

Rio De Janeiro Statue - Brazil