Ive been recently thinking a lot about how time is manipulated by the brain. It has come to my attention that some days are long, and some days short (as many of you might notice as well). Now the first question this poses in my mind is, "Why was today so long?" . The first thing that comes to mind is the topic about the seemingly ageless man from china (mentioned in previous topic on ats, and im lazy). Now as i sit here developing thought on this i wonder, does the amount of thought being incurred at one moment at any given time control how fast time is actually being perceived? And if it does, how would we go about manipulating this change in perception of time at any given moment? Think of the movie wanted for example! Does anyone have any thought or input on this subject as i am very curious to learn more about this.




P.S. I have other various theories on time and the brain if anyone is interested on having an intellectual conversation with me.






[edit on 25-8-2009 by enlightenedwarrior]

Well from theories such as Temporal Time Rifts and such.
To it's In my opinion all in your head. When things are going really slow just affirmatively think lets speed this up. (and away you go)

Neat post though hope it progresses

Time is a human construct. and a day can seem as long as a week if your brain will allow it.

I woke up one week ago and i found out that now that my mind is clear , time goes slower than before, i think this is because i stop having future or past thoughts involved in my perception of the world.

well this could very well be a perceptually based arguement. time is as we all see it to be. so what im saying is if we see time to slow down is it actually slowing down, or is it going at the same rate? its like, looking at a plane thats 37000 feet in the air. the people inside the plane, in my realm of existence, are taking up less space. so can i perceptualy increase and decrease time through the act of thought? if we are all gods wat are our limitations?

If the brain is the power plant of the body then maybe the more you think and move, the more the body creates free electrons which in turn binds oxygen molecules (free radicals) to create ozone. Ozone is made up of 3 oxygen molecules which are unstable. Ozone is a corrosive. The skin get's thinner and the body breaks down with age because of this. Stress would be a big electron generator.

Maybe this is why they say a good sex life will increase your life expectancy. Maybe you flush a lot of electrons during climax. Excess energy built up will be released. The release of nitrogen during this process would also reduce the number of free radicals.

Foods rich in antioxidants, lower stress, and a good sex life might just be the ticket for a long life.

what does a good sex life have to do with your ability to generate less stress? imo stress is defined as i define it. so if i stop choosing to accept stress am i enlightented? or am i an astral being of the 4th dimension? where does this question lead us and how? what is the oposite of stress? can that lead us backwards or fowards? all these questions and answers i have!!!!

Originally posted by enlightenedwarrior
what does a good sex life have to do with your ability to generate less stress? imo stress is defined as i define it. so if i stop choosing to accept stress am i enlightented? or am i an astral being of the 4th dimension? where does this question lead us and how? what is the oposite of stress? can that lead us backwards or fowards? all these questions and answers i have!!!!

In order to get rid off all stress you would need to raise your Kundalini to the crown chakra as they call it. This is the point of nirvana,one with the universe, one with G-d, etc. etc.

The old Chinese man probably reached that peak while at the same time did very little work and drank white tea (white gold).

[edit on 26-8-2009 by cloakndagger]

Originally posted by MR BOB
Time is a human construct. and a day can seem as long as a week if your brain will allow it.

Wrong.

The 'measurement' of time is a human construct.

Time itself does exist. We just perceive it differently.

[quote“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.”

Einstein.

Time is a man made construct, the mind knows nothing of time. A split second can be a lifetime and an eternity can pass by in a flash.

For those who contend that life is infinite, time means nothing.

Originally posted by Sacred Monkey
Time is a man made construct, the mind knows nothing of time. A split second can be a lifetime and an eternity can pass by in a flash.

For those who contend that life is infinite, time means nothing.

But as i've just said the measurement of time is a man made construct.

TIME IS REAL.

Eventually even the toughest rock will erode. Species become extinct and deserts replace forests. Buildings will fall and forests will grow.

That is time.