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The Zero Time Universe: A Review of its origin

V.L.Pai
(vlpai2@gmail.com)
Abstract:
For almost a span of six decades, the theory of the Big Bang has been the
scientifically accepted model to explain the origin of the universe. Further, this theory has
been supported by enormous amount of practical data. Hence, any person thinking in a
scientific way is bound to believe that, the theory of the Big Bang is the ultimate reality
to explain the phenomenon of the universe. Rigorous attempts are being made to
accurately calculate the age of the universe or to arrive at the exact number of years since
the event of the Big Bang. But, the greatest mystery of the theory is the actual occurrence
of the event of the Big Bang itself. By all means the event of the Big Bang is an
imaginary product of reverse calculations from the present state of affairs of the universe.
In most of the texts which we read, generally the age of the universe has been estimated
to be somewhere between 10 to 20 billion years (1)(2). The most interesting aspect to be
noted in all these calculations is the earth time, which has been used as the absolute
parameter for calculating the age of the universe. How far all these calculations based on
the parameter earth time are really true can be revealed by a critical analysis of time as a
concept in the minds of every one of us.
The aim of this article is to focus on hitherto neglected aspect of relating the human
mind with the planetary conditions of our existence. A differential analysis of how a
human mind can think in different ways in different planetary living conditions and
during the times of high velocity interstellar travel leads to the conclusion that, the
parameter earth time is not at all an absolute parameter within the universe and hence,
cannot be used to calculate the age of the universe. The essence of the universe lies in
creating an illusionary timed state within a timeless state or the zero time state of its
existence.


I Basics: Concept of Time - as related to the human mind

This article is based on extensive theoretical visualization of the state of feelings within
a human mind and the different conditions of our existence. This is an approach largely
based on theoretical visualization concepts and not a mathematical modeling of the
universe.
Time is a concept in the minds of every living organism in the universe. It is a fused
entity, associated with every living organism in the universe, without which the mind of
any living organism or the humans becomes non functional. (Whenever the word mind
is used in this article, it implies to the biological human brain. The psychological
sensation of what we feel in our brain can be interpreted as the mind.) We are born with
time, we live with time, and we age with time. Without the concept of time, there is no
life in the universe. Hence, time is one of the basic ingredients required for existence of
life in the universe. Always the mind of every living organism in the universe exists in
the present mode of time. The past mode of time is the memory backup in the mind of


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every living organism in the universe and the future mode of time are the events, which
are yet to happen in the universe or which we are yet to come across. So, past is a
happening, which gets accumulated in the human memory, present is something, which is
happening right in front of our eyes and future, is something, which is yet to happen, or
we are yet to come across.

It may be little boring to go through the above lines as every sensible person is
fully aware of these things and there is nothing new in the explanations mentioned above.
But the very objective of writing this article is to explore a new concept of time, which
we are not exposed to. The objective definition of this article is to arrive at a new concept
of time, which is known as Zero Time. So, it is very essential to start with too trivial
concepts within which we are living, so that a gradual understanding of the new concept
arrives in the mind of the reader. Hence, an elaboration is done on the simple facts, to
which we generally do not attach much importance in our day today life. A careful
attempt is done to make the new concept as simple as possible.

At any moment of time, our mind is in the present mode or the other way of
defining the state of our mind is that we live in the present always. With reference to the
present, the past and the future can be defined. Hence the past and the future modes of
any event or occurring are linked to the present. This phenomenon is like unrolling of a
carpet or a film reel. The basic reference point for the past or the future event lies always
in the present. The operational guidance for the human mind in its present mode is
governed by the past, which is generally accumulated in the form of a human memory.
Memory is again a variable, which changes from person to person. Some people are
gifted with a very good memory whereas some people may have a poor memory. But
every person has a definite memory backup in the mind without which he/she is
nonfunctional. It is just not possible to live in this world without a memory backup within
our minds. Whether a strong or a weak memory, we must need a memory in our minds.
So, the past and the present state of the mind are always clear. Present is fully in front of
us in the form of events which are happening right in front of our eyes and past as a
backup whether strong or weak which keeps getting updated as present unrolls into the
future. Invariably all the three feelings of the human mind coexist and every human mind
works towards the future after a calculated analysis of the past as a memory. Hence,
without the concepts of the past, the present and the future, the life cycle of a human
being is incomplete. In other words, we exist in this world because a definite concept of
the past, the present and the future exists around us.

The most important factor, which is associated with any human mind, is the link,
which exists between the planetary motion in the solar system and the feelings of the
past, the present, and the future, which are governing our lives. The capability limitations
of the human mind or its visualization potential have a definite link with the planetary
motion in the universe. It appears to be a strange statement, unless and otherwise a
careful thought is applied to understand the link between our existence and the planetary
motion. Now, consider the fact that a definite concept of time exists on the earth, because
of its planetary motion. We have a clear definition of a day and a night because of the
earths rotation around its own axis with a consistent speed. Hence, the basic unit of time


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is originated relative to the earths rotation around its own axis. Our biological clock is
invariably fused to this motion and this is the basic ingredient of our life or the basic
foundation for the operating system of the human mind. A definite time clock is fused in
our minds because of this planetary motion. Knowingly or unknowingly we are operating
or living in this world, with this as a fundamental link for our existence. Right from the
time of our birth in this planet we are continuously living with this link. Quite similar to
any other fundamental and biological requirements for existence of life, like, oxygen,
water and food, we need the basic unit of time fused deep in our minds as the operating
time clock to live and operate in this world. Without the concept of time there is no
continuum in the process of life. All human activities are based on the fundamental
yardstick known as time.

Further, the simple fact is that, the time period for a single rotation of the earth is
split into smaller fractions of hours, minutes and seconds. These are the smaller fractions
of the unit of time, which only enable us to plan our day today life and existence. Our
minds are invariably fused to these units of time and all our activities and happenings are
definitely related to these units of time.

II Concept of Timewith a change in the status of the planetary motion:

Without the planetary motion of the earth, there is no feeling of time. In that case the
very concept of time disappears around us. Consider a strange situation when the earth
does not rotate around its own axis. This is a totally non-practical situation, but an
imagination like this is being done to visualize the eventual happenings in this condition
where the concept of time has to be redefined. Now, in this kind of a situation where the
earth does not rotate around its own axis, there can be two different types of living
conditions. One half of the earth continuously faces the sun and the other half of the earth
is continuously away from the sun. In other words, on one half of the earth it is always a
day and on the other half of the earth it is always a night. Whether life can exist or not in
this kind of a situation, due to lack of other life support parameters is a secondary issue.
An assumption like this is done at this juncture to visualize the difference in the line of
thinking that can originate in the human mind with a change in the status of the planetary
motion, which imparts a definite time clock to the human mind. As our minds are
permanently fused to the time clock imparted to us by the planetary motion of the earth,
we always tend to feel that whatever happens in front of our eyes is only the truth or the
reality. But, we generally do not think of the range of this reality. Anything, or any event,
which is logical within the range of our reality, may not be logical beyond the range of
our reality. The visualization of what occurs in the mind of a person living beyond the
range of our reality is unknown. Hence, a visualization of a non rotating planet is done to
explore the exact difference between the understanding potential of the human mind in
the present situation and the understanding potential in the changed situation where the
earth does not rotate around its axis.

Now, consider the first case where one half of the earth always faces the sun and it is
continuously a day. Further, let us imagine that a person is living in this kind of a
situation. Here, the position of the sun with reference to the earth is always fixed or the


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sun is always overhead. It is always a day for the person living in this situation. The day
is continuous and never-ending. The concept or the practical occurrence of a night can
never happen in this situation as the earth does not rotate and there wont be any
beginning or end for the day. This day is always a day or an eternal day. Then, where is
the provision for unit of time, when the day never ends? There wont be any months or
the years to count upon. Even, there wont be any seconds, minutes or hours to count and
record the activities of the person. The very concept of time disappears from the mind of
the person who is living in this kind of a situation. The concept of the past, the present
and the future do not exist in the mind of the person. Simply, there is no provision to
visualize the past, the present or the future because the time clock simply disappears from
the mind of the person. The person always exists in a state of an eternal present. All
activities seem to be happening in the state of present whether they have already
happened or are going to happen. The concept of the past, the present and the future fuse
themselves into a single entity known as the present. The words, yesterday and tomorrow
will not be having any meaning in the mind of the person existing in this kind of a
situation. Every thing and every activity is recorded in the continuous state of existence
known as the present. The concept of time gets totally erased from the mind of the
person. There wont be any universal objects or moving reference points in the view of
the person, which he can relate to visualize the past or the future. Further, the person may
visualize light as stationary or a flux like, than a traveling medium.

Eventhough, a situation like this is totally impractical, we need to imagine a
situation like this to understand the further concepts, which are narrated in this article.
The concept of time can originate in the mind of the person living in this kind of a
situation only if a universal object exists in front of him, which is executing a periodic
motion. He can relate the activities happening in his world with the periodic motion of
the universal object such as the sun or the moon. The very objective of visualizing this
condition of life is to understand the importance of the link, which every living organism
has got with the planetary motion of the earth. In the kind of the situation imagined here,
where any person is living on the face of the planet, which always faces the sun, all the
observations of the person are going to be totally different from the observations or
visualizations of any person living under normal conditions on this planet. What we
conclude about any event or any happening may be totally different from what the person
as imagined in the above said situation may conclude. As the basic or the fundamental
yardstick of time is different for persons in both the situations, the understanding
potential of persons in both the situations differs widely. What is true in one situation can
be totally untrue in the other situation. What we feel as perfectly normal and scientific
may be treated as totally untrue in the imaginary situation and vice versa.

For example, imagine two persons P1 and P2, where P1 is living under normal
planetary conditions and P2 is living under the condition where the earth does not rotate.
P1 relates all the events happening around him with reference to the date and time of the
event. Consider that P1 records all the activities which he does from January to
December of any year, datewise. Then, all the activities are sequenced with reference to
the date and time of their happening. Consider that 5 events take place on 1
st
January, 7


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events on 2
nd
January, 12 events on 3
rd
January, and so on. Then the events can be
tabulated as below.


Year Month Day Events
2010 M1 D1 E1,E2, E3, E4 ,E5
2010 M1 D2 E1,E2 E3,E4,E5,E6,E7
2010 M1 D3 E1,E2,E3,E4,E5,E6,E7,E8,E9,E10,E11,E12

Here M1 stands for January (M1 to M12 for January to December), D1, D2, D3 stand for
the day of the month and E1, E2, E3. stand for the events of any particular day. All the
events of P1 for the particular year can be tabulated in this sequence.

Further, the start time of each of events for a particular day can be recorded as t1,t2,t3
for events E1,E2,E3. of any particular day D1 to D31 for months M1 to M12

Now, consider that a total of 5000 events happen during the year for P1. Then each of the
events has a definite time based reference slot by which all the events can be sorted in a
sequence. The first reference level for any event are t1,t2.. The second reference level
D1, D2 The third reference level M1, M2.. for the particular year.

Imagine that the same number of the events happen exactly in the same sequence for the
person P2 living in the imaginary condition where the planet does not rotate around its
axis. In this case, as observed by P2, the events cannot be sorted out by any reference
levels. All reference levels based on earth time readings disappear in this situation. All
the parameters t1,t2 ; D1 D31 and M1M12 disappear in a single time frame zt,
a time slot which will be later referred as zero time where all time frames collide into a
void which cannot be quantified by the person P1. Whereas for the person P2 all the
events can be only be sequenced as E1, E2, E3E5000. Further as all the events
pileup in a common time slot zt and this time slot has no meaning for him as it is a mere
constant and not a variable anymore for sequencing or sorting out the events. Any event
happening around him can only be referred to as an event which happened between the
predecessive and successive events of the particular event. For example the event no
E300 can be referred as an event happened between E299 and E301. All the events occur
in a situation which is free from the variable earth time. This situation is perfectly valid
for the person P2. But, the person P1 can never imagine this as the absolute reality for P2.

In the case of P1 who lives on the normal earth, the capabilities to visualize the events
around him are directly linked to the basic operating unit of time, which is imparted by
the planetary motion of the earth. In this case all the 5000 events happen sequentially
with earth time providing a reference slot for each event. The existence of the link with
earth time induces P1 the sensation that the activities happen over a period of year.
Whereas in the case of P2 as the person is living on the face of the earth which is de-
linked from of earth time, his mind is in turn linked to a state of zero time zt which
technically induces a sensation of timelessness in his mind. All the 5000 activities happen
concurrently as the variable time ceases to exist in such a situation. As the concept of


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time ceases to exist, the velocity of all the traveling bodies will be infinity. P2 can
measure a distance in our units of measurement. But as the time required to travel is
zero, the factor velocity attains a value of infinity and is not a variable anymore in these
circumstances of existence.


III Big Bang in a situation of Zero Timeexistence:

The Big Bang theory has been derived based on the fact that the universe is gradually
expanding. This is clearly valid as the facts are universal and a clear motion of the
galaxies is derived on the basis of red shifts (1)(2) in their spectral patterns. As per the
concept of the Big Bang, around 10 to 20 billion years back all the matter in the universe
was concentrated at a single point (1)(2) The cataclysmic explosion of the Big Bang is
the starting point or the beginning of space and time. This concept is derived from reverse
calculation of the state of affairs of the present universe. It is quite natural to conclude
like this as our state of mind can actually observe the facts on which the theory is based.

Now, consider the case of a person P2 who is living in an imaginary situation as
explained earlier where the planet is non-rotating. If the theory of Big Bang is presented
to him, what is going to be his reaction? Can he ever accept this as the absolute truth of
the universe? The answer is never. When the concept of time gets totally erased from the
mind of the person living in such a condition, where is the question of beginning? There
is neither any beginning nor any end. Life is always a continuous affair and the very
thought of past or the beginning cannot occur in the mind of this person. The person
tends to visualize that the universe is always static or a constant which never changes. As
the mind of P2 is linked to the zero time zt state he visualizes that all the events in the
universe happen concurrently and time is an irrelevant parameter within the universe.

All the events happening around the person in such a living condition are quite
similar to the events occurring in our dreams. Consider the case of a person who dreams
during sleep. When the person wakes up from sleep, it is extremely difficult for the
person to recollect the time duration of the dreaming period. All the events which he has
observed during a dream, even though they are sequential in nature, cannot be quantified
in terms of a real time yardstick known as time. For example, consider that a person
dreams of an event where he goes to a supermarket and purchases some groceries. In a
real life situation, if the person goes to a supermarket and purchases some groceries, then
there is a definite time duration required for this event. Imagine this time duration as one
hour. After this event of marketing is over, the person can quantify this event as the one
happened during a span of one hour. But if the same event occurs in a dream, in that case
the person cannot quantify this as an event with a real life yardstick of time. So, if any
person is dreaming, the actual time period of the events happened in a dream cannot be
recollected. The events happen in a state of flux where the yardstick for measurement of
time is missing. The word time has no meaning within a dream. After waking up, the
person can sequence all the events happened in a dream and calculate the actual time
required for such events in reality and know the total time duration for such an event in
real life based on his experience. This quantification of time is based on the previous


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experience of the conscious mind* of the person. (*In this case analysis, the alert mode of
the human brain which is active when the person is awake, is referred as the conscious
mind and the biologically active, passive mode of the brain which is always functional
even during the sleep is referred as the subconscious mind.) But in the actual process of
dreaming, the scale for quantification of time is absolute zero. All the activities and
events seem to occur in a state of flux where the concept of time does not exist. An
activity or an event, which can occupy a real time scale of a year or a month, can be
squeezed into a zero time scale in a dream. All events seem to be happening concurrently
as in the case of the person P2 on the imaginary planetary condition of existence.

At this juncture a brief review is required regarding the phenomenon of sleep and
the states of the human mind. The human mind has roughly two different states. The
conscious mind and the subconscious mind. Generally, in a sleep the conscious mind of a
person is at rest. Only, the subconscious mind of the person is active. All the activities
and events of the person occurring in real life are completely controlled by the conscious
mind. The subconscious mind only monitors the situation. The conscious mind has a
definite yardstick of time fused into it, which is basically required as a reference for all its
activities. Generally, when we are awake and carrying on with our day today work the
conscious mind is fully active. The conscious mind of any person rests only in a state of
sleep. During the process of sleep, the subconscious mind of the person is active. The
most interesting feature of the subconscious mind is that, it can operate without a fused
yardstick of time within itself. It is always independent of time. Time is not the basic
parameter required for its existence and operation. The very concept of time does not
have any meaning for the subconscious mind. All the events that we observe in a dream
are the ones occurring in ones subconscious mind and hence are not time related.
Probably, this is the main reason for difficulty in quantifying the time duration of
activities happening in a dream. An event, which requires a relatively large time period in
real life, can be squeezed into a very short time period in a dream.

It is generally observed that sleep has two phases. Non REM sleep (NREM) and
REM sleep (3). Dreams generally occur in a REM state of sleep. Here the word REM
means Rapid eye movement. The NREM state of sleep is further divided into four sub
stages(3). In all these stages the conscious mind is at rest. Movement of eyeballs below
the closed eyelids of the person cannot be observed in NREM state of the sleep. In the
next phase of sleep referred as REM sleep, the person actually dreams. During this time
period rapid flickering of eyeballs can be noticed below the closed eyelids of the
dreamer. A sleeping person undergoes NREM and REM phases of sleep in cycles of 70-
90 minutes of NREM followed by 10-20 minutes of REM(3) This sequence NREM and
REM repeats throughout the night. Roughly this is the mechanism of sleep which all of
us undergo every night. The elaboration on the mechanism of sleep and dreams is being
done at this juncture only to elaborate on the concept of zero time or a timeless state of
happenings.

Now, consider an example, where a physician is monitoring a sleeping person
experiencing a dream using an EEG (Electroencephalograph). In this case, the physician
can monitor the time duration of the dream. Consider that the person is dreaming of an


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event where he is flying from Tokyo to Moscow. In a real life situation, this event can
stretch over a period of a few hours. Whereas in the dream, the entire sequences of this
event gets completed hardly within a few minutes. This can be clearly monitored by the
physician. But, for the person who is actually dreaming, the time elapsed during the
dream does not have a clear time duration. The entire event occurs in a state of zero time,
where time is a meaningless parameter for any activity. The reason for this is, for the
subconscious mind time is not a relevant parameter for any activity. An event, which can
spread over a period of many hours in real life, can get squeezed into a timeless state or
the zero time state. This is only a theoretical analysis and not based on actual studies.

For the conscious mind time is a prerequisite parameter to function in the normal
condition. Without the parameter of time our minds cannot function. When we are awake,
our conscious mind is fully alert and is perfectly synchronized with the earth time. All
our activities happen in a situation where the yardstick of time is inbuilt in our minds.
Once we go to bed and gradually fall asleep our conscious mind rests. In this kind of a
situation the conscious mind gets de-synchronized from the earth time. We tend to loose
the concept of time as our conscious mind rests. During the period of sleep when the
conscious mind is at rest, only the subconscious mind is active. Upon getting up from a
deep sleep, the first thing our conscious mind tries to do is, to regain the lost link of
synchronization with the earth time. This is the precise reason why; the first thing we do
on waking up from sleep is to look at the clock or the wristwatch to get synchronized
with the earth time. This phenomenon is like a car moving off the highway, running over
open land for a short distance and then again trying to come back on to the highway. In
this process the car tries to regain its lost track.

For the conscious mind no activity is possible without the synchronized link with
the earth time. In a civilized world, where we are used to wristwatches and clocks
everywhere around us, our tendency is to get synchronized with the earth time quite
frequently by looking at wristwatches and clocks. This phenomenon happens with every
one of us many times a day whether knowingly or unknowingly. This activity of getting
synchronized with the earth time happens with every one of us throughout our life times.
Hence, the synchronization of the conscious mind with the earth time is absolutely
essential for governing the day-to-day activities throughout our lifetime. As this process
is invariably inbuilt in our minds and bodies we do not tend to attach much significance
to this activity.

Now, in the case of an imaginary person P1 living on the surface of a planet
which is always facing the sun, all the events around him seem to occur in a zero time or
a timeless state of the mind. In this kind of a situation, the conscious mind of the person
behaves like our subconscious mind, which is not linked to the earth time. All activities
and events occurring around such a person seem to occur concurrently in a state of flux,
without a clear time barrier between the activities. The past, the present and the future
collide into a single entity of zero time. The very word time carries no meaning for such a
person. This is quite similar to the situation occurring while we are dreaming, when our
subconscious mind is active, which does not have a requirement of synchronized link
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Within any person, the conscious mind and the subconscious mind co exist in a state
of mutually contradicting realities. What is reality for the subconscious mind need not be
a reality for the conscious mind. For example, when we are dreaming, the dream is a
reality for our subconscious mind. But, upon waking up from sleep, we quickly brush off
the dream from our minds as an illusion, because the conscious mind takes over the
charge of our decision making function. For the conscious mind dream is only an illusion.
The contradiction in conclusions between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind
within a person is due to the fact that, each operates on a different time scale. Conscious
mind, when it is alert and fully active, always needs a synchronized link with the earth
time. Any activity or any event, which is not related to the earth time, has no meaning for
the conscious mind. This is the general state of existence when we are awake. During our
sleep our conscious mind rests and also gets briefly de-synchronized from the earth time.
During this period the subconscious mind is fully active and generally takes over the
decision making function. For the subconscious mind events in a dream are a reality. This
is because the subconscious mind does not have any prerequisite of a synchronized link
with the earth time. It can always operate independent of the earth time. An event, which
can happen over a long period of earth time, can happen in a state of zero time for the
subconscious mind. Hence, always there is a contradiction in conclusions between the
conscious and the subconscious minds within any person.

Generally the events occurring in any persons dreams need not be true in reality.
They are only the illusions, which occur when we sleep. But, the example of dreams was
chosen only to explain the phenomenon of zero time or the timeless state of affairs, which
occur, on a non-rotating planet.

Now, consider the second case, which can arise on the other half of the non-
rotating planet, which is always away from the sun. Here it is always a night or a never-
ending night. Now, imagine that a person P3 is living in this kind of a situation. In this
case the ground level realities of the person are quite similar to the ones happening on the
other side of the planet, except for the fact that all the activities are nocturnal. All the
observations of the imaginary person are going to be similar in nature without a clear
time gap between the events. Also, as the person happens to live in a state of an eternal
night, a day is always mystery for such a person or rather it is a myth. But, still as all
other living conditions are quite similar, all activities happen in a state of zero time, but in
an eternal night. But, when the person looks at the cosmos, he can clearly see the stars
and galaxies like what we see at night.

Now, consider what happens if the theory of the Big Bang is presented to P3?
What is going to be his reaction? Probably, he will accept this as a fact and partially agree
with this theory. He can clearly observe the red shifts in the spectral patterns of the
distant galaxies and conclude that, the theory is trustworthy. Generally, the observations
of the universe from such a situation are going to be quite similar to the earth based
observations, except for the fact that, they are happening in a state of a continuous night.
The person can observe that the galaxies are speeding away from him or his planet. But,
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for any calculation. The word time is always a meaningless word for such a person. The
movement of galaxies derived on the basis of red shifts of their spectral pattern is going
to be an accepted fact, but always de-linked from the factor known as time. Our
observations from the earth are always earth time related. Whereas the observations of
the imaginary person in this case are quite similar but zero time related. The other
possibility is that, such a person can have a dilated unit of time, based on the observations
of relative shift in the position of stars as the planet revolves around the sun on a yearly
basis. Here the assumption is that the planet is revolving around the sun with one side
always away from the sun. In that case, what is one year for us gets transformed into one
basic unit of time for the imaginary person. Then all his calculations will be based on this
dilated unit of time.

IV Zero TimeConcept during high velocity interstellar travel:

As visualized in the case of a non rotating planet where the events are taking place
under a state of zero time, Similar is the situation incase of high velocity interstellar
travel. For an imaginary interstellar traveler at speeds nearing the speed of light, time
is no more a basic ingredient of life, during his travel. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are
the meaningless words in his life during this travel. All events seem to happen
concurrently or at a very rapid interval of time slot between the events, which his mind
cannot easily observe. As the earth time rapidly shrinks towards the state of zero time
things start changing in his observations of events. Further, there are two basic factors
involved in the state of affairs of an interstellar traveler. One is his physical aspect and
the other is the psychological aspect. During the period of travel as earth time shrinks in
his mind, his psychological age slows down. What exactly happens to his biological
structure is somewhat a mystery. Whether such a travel leads towards a retarded
biological ageing, is to be confirmed with a practical experimentation. But, the most
important factor in the psychological aspects of such a person is, he is no more linked to
the earth time. He is totally de-synchronized from the earth time. The life of an
interstellar traveler is perfectly all right without any requirement of earth time like us.
Further, all the derivatives and conclusions of such a person can be totally different from
the derivatives of the same person while on the earth. Before the interstellar journey, if he
reads the theory of the Big Bang, he may conclude this as the perfect reality. But, during
the period of interstellar journey, as he travels at speeds nearing to the speed of light, he
may start thinking that the Big Bang is not the correct conclusion for this universe. As he
nears the state of affairs at zero time he may start thinking that the Big Bang never
occurred, it is only an illusion, back on the earth. Once he realizes the truth during the
space travel, upon his return from the space travel, he may try to convince other people
that universe is extremely deceptive than what we really think about it from the earth. At
the same time, he will never be able to prove this to others on the earth, as all the persons
around him are perfectly hooked to earth time. Only he got a chance to de link himself
from the earth time and move towards the state of zero time during the process of
interstellar journey. In reality, as of now this is only a fantasy or an extended
visualization for the cause of zero time and not an immediate subject for experimentation.




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IV Zero Timestate of the Universe and Earth Timestate our existence

As explained earlier the concept of time differs in different conditions of planetary
motion and high velocity interstellar travel. We can visualize that for the same set of
events observations of P1, P2 and P3 differ widely. The root cause for change in
observations of all the three persons is the difference in the reference time state of their
existence.


For the universe time is always still. Time neither begins nor ends. Only for us,
because we are earth bound, time begins and ends in the form of days, months and years.
For the universe all the activities seem to be happening concurrently in a state of zero
time. All events happen for us sequentially with a direct link to the earth time. Also, all
our calculations based on earth time may not be the conclusive ones for the state of affair
of the universe. The happenings in a state of zero time for the universe are extremely
strange and beyond the limits of normal imagination and cannot be quantified in a single
theory by a single person. But, for us back on the earth, all events get stretched to our
earth bound requirement of earth time. The universe seems to be static or a constant in
nature and imparts us an illusion of expansion for our minds by deceptively linking our
minds to the earth time. With reference to the earth as the basic platform, all events in the
universe occur sequentially with a time gap between the events. With universe as the
basic platform, all events within the universe occur concurrently without any time gap
between the events. This is the absolute meaning of the zero time state of existence of the
universe.


V Age of the Universe:

Now, again consider the concept of the Big Bang. According to the concept, around
15 billion years back the Big Bang occurred (1). This is the beginning of space and time.
At the time of Big Bang all the matter in the universe was concentrated at a single point.
The cataclysmic explosion of the Big Bang is the starting point for this universe. When
we carefully observe these statements, all our statements are based on the earth time as
the fundamental yardstick for calculating the affairs of the universe. It has been explained
earlier that, for the universe, earth time has no significance. All events and all activities in
the universe happen in a state of zero time or in a timeless state. When universe is
considered as the basic platform, all events within the universe occur concurrently
without any time gap between the events. The very word beginning of time does not make
any sense for calculating the state of affairs of the universe. The significance of earth
time is extremely enormous in our case as we are earth bound. It is an absolute necessity
for our living. We are desperately depending upon this yardstick for the functioning of
our conscious mind. We can never imagine life without earth time. Hence, it is quite
logical for us to use this as the basic parameter for calculations of all the earth bound
events. But, is it logical to extend the same parameter beyond the range of validity of the
parameter? 10 to 20 billion years back means a considerable slot of earth time. For our


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minds on the earth, this is fairly a very long span of time, especially considering our life
spans. But, for the universal events happening in a state of zero time 10 to 20 billion
years of earth time may not be of any significance. When time never exists where is the
question of 10 to 20 billion years? All these figures are significant for the limited range
of earth bound calculations. We are bound to calculate like this not because of any fault
of ours. It is because the deceptive universe binds our minds, especially our conscious
minds with a tricky link synchronized with the planetary motion of the earth. We are
bound to ignore this fact, as it is a part and parcel of our life, throughout our lifetime, like
oxygen and water. But, this illusion can come out of the human mind during the period of
very fast interstellar travel to other galaxies. Calculating the beginning point of the
universe is like searching for the starting point of a circle while moving in a circular path.
If we are moving in a circular path and are trying to locate the starting point of the
circular path, then there is no end. By any calculation every point can be the starting point
or an end point. A circle is always an endless loop. Similar is the case with the universe.
Universe always exists in a timeless state of existence, which is generally referred as the
zero time state. Time is not at all an absolute parameter for the state of affairs of the
universe. Time is only an illusion imparted on our minds by the motion of light and the
relative motion of the earth within the solar system


VI Conclusion:

A differential analysis of how a human mind can think in different ways in different
planetary living conditions and during the times of high velocity interstellar travel leads
to the conclusion that, the parameter earth time is not at all an absolute parameter within
the universe and hence, cannot be used to calculate the age of the universe. The essence
of the universe lies in creating an illusionary timed state within a timeless state or the zero
time state of its existence.


REFERENCES (General Reading)

1 Atlas of the World - The Readers Digest Association Inc., 1987
2 Cosmos - Carl Sagan, Ballentine Books, 1985
3 Dreams and Destinies - Beryl Beare, Parragon Books Ltd, U.K. 1995
4 Black Holes in Space - Patrick Moore and Iain Nicolson,
Orbach and Chambers 1979 U.K.

Author:

V.L.Pai Born in Kumta, India in1962 . Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from
Karnataka University India 1984. Working as a Manufacturing Engineer/ Manager in
electronic components, electronic equipments, hydraulic equipments manufacturing
industries. Presently working as a Plant Manger at Veljan Hydrair Ltd. Hyderabad, India
This paper is an outcome of an independent research in the field of astronomical physics.



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