Following on from a conversation I had the other day.
What do you lot think of the idea that time, as a constant, is perceived differently by different people, animals, insects and the like?
And that time is perceived differently by the same person, according to their awareness at the time. Examples discussed include:
accidents - where time appears to slow down, or one's perception of time speeds up.
sleeping - where 8 hours pass and we perceive only that time we spent in REM.
small animals with a fast metabolism and short lifespan - who move impossibly quickly and deftly, suggesting they perceive smaller increments of time than we do, and we see them as moving and processing information at tremendous speeds
waking up - where half an hour passes in what felt like 5 min, perhaps our lower state of conciousness means we fail to full appreciate the passage of time.
What are your thoughts on this? Read any good books on this topic?
What do you lot think of the idea that time, as a constant, is perceived differently by different people, animals, insects and the like?
And that time is perceived differently by the same person, according to their awareness at the time. Examples discussed include:
accidents - where time appears to slow down, or one's perception of time speeds up.
sleeping - where 8 hours pass and we perceive only that time we spent in REM.
small animals with a fast metabolism and short lifespan - who move impossibly quickly and deftly, suggesting they perceive smaller increments of time than we do, and we see them as moving and processing information at tremendous speeds
waking up - where half an hour passes in what felt like 5 min, perhaps our lower state of conciousness means we fail to full appreciate the passage of time.
What are your thoughts on this? Read any good books on this topic?
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