With the little knowledge I have about time I think that while your perception of time is logical and comes from sound reasoning it goes against Einsteins theory of time and relativity and would most likely be considered wrong in comparison to current theory. In Newtons model of motion and gravity, time was considered a fixed constant. Its rate of progression was constant no matter what speed you do, no matter where you are, for example if I am on planet earth and you are on a space ship travelling through the solar system we will both experience the same progression of time. An hour for you is an hour for me. When you return to me we will both have aged the same amount. This model was thought to be correct from Newtons time until the 20th century.
When Einstein came along he showed using his equations that time was NOT constant. That people in different situations could theoretically feel different passages of time. Especially when dealing with the speed of light. As you approach the speed of light theoretically the equations tell you that to keep everything balanced time has to slow down. This in my view is what makes Einstein so great. Introducing a completely new way of modeling gravity time and motion that went against the 'establishment'.
Let's go back to our example, I am on the planet earth and you are on a spaceship approaching the speed of light. Time for you is now slower than time for me. While an hour passes for you, many hours pass for me. When you finally return to me you will notice that I have aged more than you. This shows that time is not just an arbitrary measurement that humans use to mark the passage of time, but a changing entity, a changing quantity that is defined by different variables and conditions.
Is my belief about time normal?
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With the little knowledge I have about time I think that while your perception of time is logical and comes from sound reasoning it goes against Einsteins theory of time and relativity and would most likely be considered wrong in comparison to current theory. In Newtons model of motion and gravity, time was considered a fixed constant. Its rate of progression was constant no matter what speed you do, no matter where you are, for example if I am on planet earth and you are on a space ship travelling through the solar system we will both experience the same progression of time. An hour for you is an hour for me. When you return to me we will both have aged the same amount. This model was thought to be correct from Newtons time until the 20th century.
When Einstein came along he showed using his equations that time was NOT constant. That people in different situations could theoretically feel different passages of time. Especially when dealing with the speed of light. As you approach the speed of light theoretically the equations tell you that to keep everything balanced time has to slow down. This in my view is what makes Einstein so great. Introducing a completely new way of modeling gravity time and motion that went against the 'establishment'.
Let's go back to our example, I am on the planet earth and you are on a spaceship approaching the speed of light. Time for you is now slower than time for me. While an hour passes for you, many hours pass for me. When you finally return to me you will notice that I have aged more than you. This shows that time is not just an arbitrary measurement that humans use to mark the passage of time, but a changing entity, a changing quantity that is defined by different variables and conditions.