hi peeps
i quite agree with your posts that events can be observed at a differing rates, this holds true for all physical events that transmit/recieve information at varying velocities.
back on to the main topic,
If i take an observation of a clock, look away for some period of time then look back at it, it'll always show its advanced in time, whether this has been manipulated by my mind (by means of expecting the result) or by physical mechanical advancement will always remain impossible to answer.
If I take the point of view of a phenomenalist i have to believe the clock was set by my mind, moreover i would also have to presume I hold the sum knowledge of the universe, and at some point in the past decided to spread this knowledge among created 'sense data' called people (purely to stop myself going insane) and then play games with myself to try and reconstruct my understanding of this universe, basically numbing time away. This i don't like, but can neither disprove, and just look at the pickle i get myself in with these forums :P . (my bad
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It is allot easier for me to believe that all things beat with there own rhythm whether i'm there to observe them or not; understand them or not, purely because any other explanations will eventually lead me to self destruction (well in the case of phenomenalism). I also believe that the universe holds such infinite resolution that we could never hope to fully understand it, and this i like.
anyway chew this over, rip it apart and give us your opinion.
regards
