Salutatio William!
19-Jan-98, William Elliot wrote to Richard Meic
          Subject: Time and Again
 >>>> Richard Meic on Universes
 WE>> In no time at all time began for its time had come.
 RM>> Does time have to have a beginning?
 WE> Theoretically at the big bang. For people it begins at birth.
I REALIZE that, William... but why MUST time have a beginning?  
 WE> Does time have to have an end? Speculatively at the big crunch.
 WE> For people it ends at death.
ITEM #1:
Time and space are bound to each other.
Now, does space END some place (ie. if one travels in one direction long
enough, is there a point at which one can no longer travel in that
direction)?  Theoretically, space is curved so that when one does travel
in one direction one will eventually end up where one started.  Using
this logic one can say that space does not "end" anywhere nor does space
"begin" anywhere.  So, considering "ITEM #1" does time end or begin?  Or
is time also (shall we say) "curved"?  If so, if we live long enough
would we not end up at the point of one's own birth?
 Dicere...
 email address (vrmeic@spots.ab.ca) 
Richard Meic
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