How You Create Time and Space in Your Own Mind
Summary
TLDRThe script explores the idea that time and space are mental constructs rather than inherent aspects of reality. It posits that our individual consciousness creates time as a container for forgotten events, while Universal Consciousness creates space to 'house' objects it is not currently aware of due to its localized presence in individual minds. This concept challenges the traditional view of SpaceTime as fundamental, suggesting it's a consequence of finite perception. The analogy of 'orange-tinted glasses' illustrates our difficulty in perceiving reality beyond our spatial and temporal biases.
Takeaways
- ๐ฐ๏ธ Time as a Container: The concept of time is likened to a container that holds all the events we have forgotten, suggesting that our memories create our perception of time.
- ๐ง Memory and Time: It is posited that memory creates time, not the other way around, challenging the common belief that time precedes memory.
- ๐ Universal Consciousness: The idea is presented that Universal Consciousness may experience a form of forgetting, similar to human memory, but on a cosmic scale.
- ๐ Forgetting and Localization: Universal Consciousness is suggested to localize its view, experiencing only a subset of objects at a time, leading to the creation of space as a container for the unexperienced objects.
- ๐ Space as a Construct: Space is considered not as an inherent aspect of reality but as a construct created by the localized viewpoint of Universal Consciousness.
- ๐ง The Finite Mind: The script discusses how our finite minds, as localized forms of Universal Consciousness, perceive reality within the confines of space and time.
- ๐ฌ Contemporary Physics: It mentions that many contemporary physicists are also suggesting that spacetime is not fundamental but a construct of how reality appears to finite minds.
- ๐ The Illusion of Spacetime: Spacetime is described as an illusion or mental construction, not a fundamental part of the fabric of reality.
- ๐ Perception Through 'Orange Tinted Glasses': The analogy is used to explain how our perception of reality is colored by our mental constructs of space and time, much like how orange-tinted glasses would color our view of snow.
- ๐ค The Challenge of Conceptualizing: The script acknowledges the difficulty of discussing reality beyond space and time, given that our language and thought are inherently tied to these constructs.
Q & A
What is the relationship between memory and time as described in the script?
-The script suggests that time is not what creates our memories, but rather our memories create time. It is the container that houses all our forgotten experiences.
How does the script explain the concept of Universal Consciousness and its relation to objects?
-The script proposes that Universal Consciousness, when localized, experiences objects in a limited view, similar to how our individual minds forget events, creating a sense of time. It suggests that Universal Consciousness creates space to house all objects it is not currently aware of.
What is the role of space according to the script's perspective on Universal Consciousness?
-Space is seen as a container created by Universal Consciousness to hold all the objects it is not currently experiencing due to its localized view, similar to how our minds create time for forgotten events.
Why does the script argue that time and space are not inherent in reality?
-The script argues that time and space are mental constructs, not fundamental to reality. They are consequences of Consciousness localizing itself in the form of finite minds.
How does the script relate the concept of SpaceTime to the perception of reality?
-SpaceTime is described as a mental construction that influences how reality appears to us when viewed through the lens of a finite mind.
What does the script suggest about the nature of reality prior to space and time?
-The script suggests that reality, prior to space and time, is infinite and dimensionless. It implies that our perception of reality is colored by our mental constructs of space and time.
What is the metaphor used in the script to describe our perception of reality?
-The script uses the metaphor of 'orange-tinted glasses' to describe how our perception of reality is influenced by our mental constructs of space and time, which are not inherent in reality itself.
How does the script differentiate between the experience of an individual mind and Universal Consciousness?
-While an individual mind forgets events and creates time as a container for memories, Universal Consciousness, when localized, creates space to house objects it is not currently experiencing.
What does the script imply about the difficulty of discussing concepts beyond space and time?
-The script implies that discussing concepts beyond space and time is challenging because our language and thought processes are inherently tied to the constructs of space and time.
What is the script's stance on the views of contemporary physicists regarding SpaceTime?
-The script aligns with the views of many contemporary physicists who argue that SpaceTime is not fundamental but a construct that emerges from the localized perspective of a finite mind.
Outlines
๐ฐ๏ธ Time as a Construct of Memory
The first paragraph discusses the concept of time as a mental construct arising from the human tendency to forget. It suggests that our individual minds create a sense of time to house forgotten events, and this is analogous to how Universal Consciousness might localize its view to experience only a subset of objects at a time, thereby creating space. The idea is presented that time and space are not fundamental to reality but are instead a consequence of consciousness localizing in finite minds. This perspective challenges the traditional view of spacetime as an inherent part of the universe's fabric, proposing it as a mental construction influenced by our cognitive limitations.
๐ The Illusion of Space and Time
The second paragraph uses the metaphor of orange-tinted glasses to illustrate how our perception of reality is colored by our cognitive constructs of space and time. It emphasizes that space and time are not inherent to reality itself but are like the orange tint that our minds impose on our perception. The speaker attempts to convey an understanding of reality beyond our spatial and temporal biases, suggesting that true reality is dimensionless and that our experiences of space and time are akin to the color imposed by the lenses we wear. This perspective invites a contemplation of reality that transcends the limitations of human perception.
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Keywords
๐กTime
๐กForgetting
๐กUniversal Consciousness
๐กLocalization
๐กSpace
๐กMemory
๐กSpace-Time
๐กMental Construction
๐กFinite Mind
๐กInfinite Reality
๐กOrange Tinted Glasses
Highlights
The concept that our minds forget events over time, creating a sense of time as a container for forgotten experiences.
The idea that memory creates time, rather than time creating memories.
Universal Consciousness is proposed to experience objects in a localized manner, similar to how our minds forget events.
Space is suggested as the container that houses objects not currently in the localized view of Universal Consciousness.
The notion that time and space are not inherent in reality but are a consequence of localized consciousness.
SpaceTime is described as a mental construction, not a fundamental aspect of reality.
The analogy of using orange-tinted glasses to explain our perception of reality through the lens of space and time.
The challenge of discussing reality prior to space and time using a language inherently tied to those concepts.
The assertion that reality has no dimensions and that space and time are mental constructs imposed on infinite reality.
The idea that our individual minds create time as a container for forgotten experiences.
The suggestion that Universal Consciousness localizes itself in the form of each finite mind, creating time and space.
The concept that space and time are the inevitable consequence of consciousness localizing itself in a finite mind.
The assertion that many contemporary physicists agree that SpaceTime is not fundamental to the fabric of reality.
The description of reality appearing through the localized space and time of a finite mind.
The metaphor of the orange-tinted glasses to illustrate how our minds perceive reality within the confines of space and time.
The difficulty in describing the nature of reality without the use of space and time, which are the very constructs we are trying to transcend.
The philosophical implication that space and time are not 'out there' but are part of how our minds perceive and think about reality.
Transcripts
our individual
Minds forget things in
time forget events in
time and we have
this U because of that because we forget
events this um
this sense that there are numerous
forgotten events creates the sense of
time time is the is the
container that houses all these
forgotten
events yes take take take breakfast this
morning that's an experience and it's
it's an event that has past that has
been
forgotten what is it contained
in It's contained in time we we imagine
this container called time that houses
all all our forgotten
experiences
yes
so it is we think that time creates our
memories it's the other way around
memory creates
time you you understand yes
okay so now
imagine that
um Universal Consciousness goes through
a similar process of
forgetting but not with events but with
objects in other words imagine that
instead of universal Consciousness
experiencing all objects
simultaneously it it
um localizes its view and only
experience is one object or a
small group of objects at the same time
so where is it going to
house all the other objects that it is
not aware
of in other words all the objects in the
universe that you are not aware of now
because Consciousness has localized
itself in your mind and as a result it
is not aware
through your mind of all the objects
that exist in the
universe where is it going to put
them in space in
space so just as our own individual
Minds create time in order to house the
events that we have forgotten and we
create time as a container of all
our memories
consider the possibility that Universal
Consciousness goes through a similar
process localizes itself as each of our
minds and therefore is only aware of
these few objects cannot be aware of all
the other objects in the universe so has
to create a container to keep them that
space so in other words it is the it is
as a result of the localizing of
infinite con ious in the form of each of
our
minds that creates time and space time
and space are not inherent in
reality they are the inevitable
consequence of Consciousness localizing
itself in the form of a finite
mind in other in other words SpaceTime
is not inherent in the fabric of reality
it's a mental Construction
many contemporary physicists are saying
the same thing
now that SpaceTime is not
fundamental it it it's it's
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how reality
appears from the localized space and
time or how reality appears when viewed
through the lens of a finite
mind so very very hard thing
to to to to talk about because of course
all we have with our minds are space and
time everything we talk about with our
minds so we're using all the words we
I'm using are derived from our
experience in space and time but I'm
trying to use them
to just somehow give us a taste
of
of the nature of reality prior
to space and time it's it's
like it's like we've all got
orange tinted glasses on and we're
looking at the white snow and I'm trying
to describe the trying to give you a
taste of the white snow even though
we've all got orange tinted glasses
on the Orange is not in the
snow the snow's white it doesn't have a
color it's the lens through which we
look that confer the orange tint on it
so space and time is not out there it's
not part of reality reality has no
Dimensions space and time are uh the
color that the glasses of a human mind
thinking and perceiving confer
upon
infinite reality
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