The only way we can imagine that earth without consciousness is with consciousness. We are still within the perceptive realm of consciousness. Because everything we see or imagine must exist in present time in consciousness we can only say that time seems to exist in our imaginary scheme of a world without consciousness. Adding the scheme of imagination does not remove us from the locked room or bolster the argument. It only seems attractive to the intellect. Imagination, as an attribute of consciousness, could not disprove that time exists only as a vehicle of conscious perception.
I admit, the idea seems funny, but consider this: Scientists are very serious about the examination (with their imaginations) of ideas of alternate universes, additional dimensions, etc. These ideas are strange and wonderful and come from rare imaginations; But are they any more evidentiary that anything I, or anyone, might conjecture about consciousness or time?
I kick out these ideas because I love to hear from the imaginations of those people, such as yourself, that come to this thread and say things that provoke, startle, and enlighten. |
