Language and Reality (Humans)

by dhw, Tuesday, April 05, 2011, 11:33 (4980 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

TONY: I was pretty good with everything that you said up to the statement in bold. [How can our measurement and observation of a photon prove that it exists independently of the measurer and observer?] The key difference between time and a photon, is that a photon is a photon is a photon. If you define a second as 1000ms and I define it as 1200ms, then our observation of the same time will produce different results. I.E. you will observe 1 second while I observe a fraction of a second. When we each observe a single photon, will each see the same photon, and that photon will not change its attributes to suit.-Time is relative. That doesn't make it unreal. And your comment doesn't answer my question. But I'm happy that you're "pretty good" with the rest!