Reflecting of reflection in relation to time

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The discussion explores the nature of time through an analogy involving reflections in a mirrored sphere, questioning what an eye at the center would perceive. It contrasts static and dynamic states, suggesting that time may be understood as a perception rather than a motion. The conversation touches on the philosophical implications of stasis and perception, proposing that if all events were encapsulated in a moment, perception would reflect only those inherent qualities. Participants emphasize the importance of understanding reflection in this context to further develop the analogy. The original inquiry seeks insights into the specific reflections visible within a mirrored sphere.
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I'm speculating about the nature of time, or at least a perception of it, and I'm thinking of an analogy to represent some of these speculations.

I thought about how images are reflected to infinity when placed between two mirrors, but I would like to specifically know what the reflection of an eye placed in the centre of a perfectly mirrored sphere would see?
 
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This is not altogether different from the rotating mirror experiment to measure the speed of light. In parallel mirrors, a light beam in motion will suffer tiny displacements in multiply reflected images. The effect is limited by reflectivity losses, but measurable.
 
The situation given here is completely static and has nothing to do with time.
 
Well, the situation my analogy of time is meant to describe may also be static, and that time as motion/direction may indeed (under certain circumstances) be described instead as time as a state not in motion (but perhaps of space as an expanse).

There is a philosophic content to my analogy as well, so perhaps my request is misplaced in this section. However, upon knowing the answer to my question, I will complicate it to achieve another step in the thinking process toward the final analogy. Thanks so far. G
 
Perhaps you should think about motion, Zegnarfol. Consider a space containing a single featureless object. There is no motion, and no concept of no time. Now consider a space containing two adjacent objects. There is still no motion, and still no concept of time. But now start the objects moving and there is a concept of time. But note it is a concept, a perception. What is actually out there is the space and the objects with their changing locations.
 
Yes, farsight, that is along the lines I'm progressing with. Thank you. As I'm looking at the static aspect of time, I'm also tying in the idea of stasis of location as a complimentary facet of my analogy that implies primacy of changing perception, in the sense that, if all substance were omnipresent and all circumstances on a closed timeline were encapsulated in a frozen moment (the mirrored sphere), perception acts as another kind of mirror reflecting only those events and substances inherent in the reflecting properties of the perceptive mirror.

However, I still really require some feedback on my original question of what reflection is seen within a mirrored sphere? Does anyone have any idea? After I have an idea of that, I can present the question in a more developed form. Cheers.
 
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