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What time is it?


“It’s Howdy Doody Time “


No. What time is it?



“4:30. It’s not late. No, no, it’s early. Early.”


The things is, time is an illusion or is it an allusion. Doesn’t matter. A timer on a plane going 500 mph goes slower than a timer on the ground or is it the opposite way?


“Energy = mass times the speed of light squared” or “E =MC2”


And think about mediums and/or psychics. “A psychic attuned to the vibrations of the universe and a medium, although able to attune to those same vibrations, attuned to spirit entities. A medium can be a psychic, but a psychic does usually demonstrate mediumship “. MPI. This definition is bullshit since a psychic never demonstrates mediumship, otherwise they’d be a medium.

But, if mediums and psychics see the future, that means the future has already happened and that means time is an allusion or illusion or both. There are also mediums and psychics who can see into the past and see distance. They’ve also found when splitting molecules and separating them, each part acts simultaneously no matter the distance. So, this proves time and space are allusions or illusions or both. So relativity is irrelevant.


Right, but what time is it?


You don’t understand. The Earth is rotating at 465 meters per second, but you feel like you’re standing still. An Earth day is not a Mars day. Philosophy 101.


Let me have my linear delusions and let me see your watch.


The watch is broken, but maybe the forces of nature made them break. Words are meaningless anyway. It’s the vibrations of the emotions that matters. See, when you think you have plenty of time, you do. When you think you have no time, you don’t. Time is relative or is it? See, someone arbitrarily invented seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, etc, before any scientists intervened or should I say contemporary scientists, but what I would have done if I was them was make it metric instead of American. Ten centiseconds per deciseconds, but no one asked me or cares. Everyone, everywhere agrees on time, except me and astrophysicists.

Now, in Mexico and Los Angeles, time is different. It isn’t metric (yet), but if someone there says they’re having a party at 5 pm, it’ll probably start at 7 pm. And other countries have different concepts of time too.


Right, but I don’t . . .


Try looking at it from another perspective. Suppose the Earth gets closer to the Sun, causing the velocity of Earth’s centripetal force to increase and the Earth’s temperature to increase. Consider also that the Ozone is disappearing. Do you think the amount of time of a second or a day would change for humans without an act of Congress? Or suppose the opposite happens and Earth drifts away from the Sun? Would seconds become longer? No. But, who invented the second, the seasons? Humans. Humans think they’re at the end of evolution, that we’re the most advanced, but so does the squirrel and squirrels don’t give a rat’s ass about time. They just go with the flow. Now, do you think you’re going with the flow right now?


I’m not trying to go with the flow, I’m trying to find out what. . ,


Time it is. I know, but according to Zoroastrianism, there are only two emotions: love and fear. Think about it; if someone’s sad, they’re really afraid they won’t get something someone else has.

Now, are you thinking about time because you’re loving or afraid?


What does that have to do with anything?


That sounds angry and anger is a form of fear.


Drop it. You’re killing time and speaking of time, what time is it?


Where are you going?


Why does that matter?


You have an important appointment? A doctor’s appointment? A plane to catch?


No, but . . .


Then why are you so concerned about the time?


It’s important to me. It’s important to people.


Where do you need to be and when?


It’s personal. Why do you care? Look, I just want to know what . . .


Then what time it is is personal to me.


That doesn’t make sense. Everyone should be able to know what time it is and what time zone they’re in.


But prisoners in several countries don’t Animals don’t.


Yes they do. Remember the story of “The ant and the grasshopper”?


Yes, but . . .


How would the ant know to store food if it didn’t know winter was coming?


Instinct.


Yes, and instinct is about time.


Yes, but so is intuition and intuition proves there is no time.


Why don’t you want to tell me the time?


I asked you first: why do you care what time it is?


Because I have somewhere to be and someone I want to be with.


Who?


What’s with all the questions? There’s only one important question and that’s what fucking time is it?


“It’s Howdy Doodie time”.


That’s not what I mean.


We’re getting nowhere slow.


And you’re an asshole.


2,000 years from now, no one will remember you. You know that, right?


No, really. Years is a unit of time. You’ve said you don’t believe in time.


I’m explaining why time is irrelevant.


Then quit using similes and metaphors and fucking get to the point.


The point is time is irrelevant.


Not to me it isn’t.


Suppose there was a Time Machine, then would time be important? Or a fountain of youth. Would that make a difference?


Yes. They would.


But what if evil was done with it? What if someone advised Hitler not to invade Russia.



You think Hitler would’ve listened?


Maybe.


Look, telling me the time won’t cause anyone any harm. Not telling me the time is hurting me.


Right, your girlfriend is waiting for you?


That’s it. my girlfriend is waiting for me.


You’re a bad liar. Youre gay.


Just give me the time.


I’m giving you my time.


That’s not what I want. I swear, I’m going to rip your watch off if you don’t read it to me.


Fine: It’s 3:34. Feel better?


AM or PM?


PM



yes. Thank you

Posted Apr 04, 2025
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