1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be
born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is
planted;
3 A time to kill,
and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to cast
away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a
time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get,
and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend,
and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
(Ecclesiastes
3:1-8)
Time. What is it? Ever since the Big Bang, time has been
shot like an arrow. This arrow can be slowed down and sped up, but it cannot be
stopped or reversed. It will forever continue forward. Why can’t it go
backwards? Because this would violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics which
states that “all physical or chemical changes tend to proceed in such a
direction that useful energy undergoes irreversible degradation into a
randomized form called entropy. They come to stop at an equilibrium point, at
which the entropy formed is the maximum possible under the existing conditions.”
(Lehninger 362) Time is irreversible because it, like many other processes in
nature, is irreversible. This essentially rules out the probability of a
Delorean going precisely 88 mph requiring exactly 1.21 GW being able to go back
in time.
Figure 1
So the next scripture that is interesting is 2 Peter
chapter 3 verse 8: “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one
day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” How
is that possible that a thousand years to us is one day to God? We know that
Einstein’s general theory of relativity explains how time can be different for
two people going the relativistic speeds. Time essentially slows down for
whoever is traveling relativistically when compared to the other frame of
reference. The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second. To effectively
make 1000 years compare to 1 day, someone has to be traveling 299,792,457.9988764 meters per second, or
essentially the speed of light. God is Light.
So what does this mean? It means that God is traveling
the speed of light. According to the theory of relativity, if something is
going the speed of light then there exists no time. So I believe that by
mentioning a number so great like a thousand years to one year was God’s way of
helping the people 2,000 years ago understand the infinite. There is no time in
God’s realm. This can be explained using a simple solution: God’s realm is not
in the same dimension as us. His dimension includes time. Einstein himself said
that in the fourth dimension there is no change. God is perfect and thus does
not require change. He is an eternal being. His dimension includes more than
just time as an arrow, but rather time as a multiple of arrows. He can see all
that was, is, will be, could be, and should be.
So, why does time exist? Why is it here? It’s for us. Any
loving father wants his son or daughter to grow up and be like him. God is our
eternal Heavenly Father and wants us to be like him…that makes sense. So he
uses time as a way to see if our choices leads us to him. Our agency is our God
given right. (Agency will actually be discusses in relation to Quantum
Mechanics in my next post) So we are in a certain dimension where the necessity
of time is crucial to God knowing whether or not we are able to return and live
with him. It is our moment in the infinity to prove that we love God more than
Lucifer. Progression can only happen through change. Progression can only
happen through growing in glory. We must make the right choices. This is our
purpose. The great teacher Amulek said, “For Behold, this life is the time for
men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men
to perform their labors.” (Alma 34:32)
“This life is the time
for me to prepare…” We have time to prepare to meet god. It’s as easy as that.
Time is not necessary for any other purpose except to help us to prepare to
meet God. Time is a mortal thing, not an immortal thing. There will be no need
for it after this mortal life.
Pictures
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/02/multiverse_2-660x266.jpg
(Biba)
Bibliography
Biba, Erin. What Is Time? One Physicist Hunts for the
Ultimate Theory.” www.wired.com. February 26, 2010. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/what-is-time/
Lehninger, Albert L. Principles of Biochemistry. New York
Worth. 1982.
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