The discussion explores the concepts of time perception and time dilation, questioning whether they are the same phenomenon and how subjective experiences of time may differ among individuals. It touches on psychological and biological aspects of time perception, particularly in relation to dreams and the experience of time passing.
Participants generally agree that time perception is distinct from time dilation, but there is ongoing debate about the implications of this distinction and the nature of time perception itself.
The discussion does not resolve the complexities of how time perception may vary in different contexts, such as dreams versus waking life, and the implications of these variations on the understanding of time itself.
Dale said:No, time perception is a psychological/biological phenomenon. The human brain is a rather poor functioning clock, very unstable and inaccurate. Time perception is just the inaccuracy of that clock, completely unrelated to relativistic time dilation.
Yes, and that has nothing whatsoever to do with time dilation in relativityTheQuestionGuy14 said:Ok, I see. So, when people in the dreams counted to 10, and reality it was 12 seconds, 12 seconds really did go by and they just thought it was 10 seconds?
Dale said:Yes, and that has nothing whatsoever to do with time dilation in relativity
Yes. This is now getting repetitive. If you have nothing new to ask then we can close the thread.TheQuestionGuy14 said:time always passes at the same rate of 1 second per second for everything, whether you're in a dream, or an animals perspective etc?