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From: lauren@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu ( )
Subject: Re: Time is a human concept (was Re: Reality as a Hologram (Was Re: Discriminative Wisdom))
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pompei@bose.com (Joe Pompei) writes:

>Well, our concept of time is not necessarily the same as that for other 
>animals, including mammals.  I think it is narrow-minded to think that all
>animals have the same sense of time, and cause-and-effect.
>     I seem to remember reading an article that somewhat addressed this,
>as pertaining specifically to the rhinocerous.  The rhino's sense of smell
>is extremely acute, and its olfactory processing nerves are more intricate
>and developed than its brain.  From experiment, some scientists learned
>that because they rely so much on smell - their nose is basically their 
>brain, that they don't think in linear time as we do.  Rather, because of
>the many lingering smells in any place, they conceive time as a 'blur' of
>past and present, not as 'frames' of present as we conceive.




Not even all humans have the same sence of time.  It is a culturally
encompassed phenomenon, as well.  Not all time is measured linearly, nor
do all cultures place such emphasis on "timeliness".  Take a look at
some anthropolgical studies, or peruse the resources available on the
net.

lauren

