The following stems from a conversation I had a couple weeks ago with our weekly discussion group, after a question about the meaning of Truth was raised. When dealing with philosophical matters, I find that one of the most difficult, yet essential, problems we face
I run an astronomy course for homeschooled children of elementary and middle school ages.Last night’s session wasmy lecture entitled “Distance and Time”, dealing with the rather fascinating fact that in astronomy we are always observing events in the past. Although most educated adults “understand” this
How quickly time appears to pass depends on the “clock” against which change in the perceived world is compared. By a clock is meant a separate stream of change appearing simultaneously with the perceptions being timed. There are what I’ll term “objective clocks”, whichconsist of