Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:24:56 +0500 From: Khan <fiazk-AT-psh.paknet.com.pk> Subject: Re: Question.. If possible, could you explain the theory (curved space-time) in laymans terms ? zatavu-AT-excite.com wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:10:26 +0500, nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu > wrote: > > > Michal Klincewicz wrote: > > > > > > I always had the feeling that the eternal recurrence constituted a > > > Nietzschean cosmology/ethic. Please, bear with me on this. > > > > > > If time is to be assumed to be an indefinitely long series (a > progression ad > > > infinitum) then a return to an identical 'moment' is inevitable. > > > Furthermore, an infinite number of these identical moments is contained > in > > > the indefinite series. This sounds like the eternal accurrance to me. I > > > speculate that N. believed this to be the state of the cosmos, and > > > consequently assumed that not only identical persons in identical > > > circumstances will inevitably come about in it but that they will also > do > > > the same silly, sheepish things all over. Thus, this cosmology > constitutes > > > a sort of an ethical prerogative to get a hold of one's 'self' and > start to > > > be self-creative. If every moment is infinite, then to do otherwise is > > > grievious waste of time, hmm? > > > Whaddaya think? I am just throwing some stones out there. > > > -m > > > > > > > > > Why has no one thought of Einstein's theory of curved space-time. Clearly > that indicates that, since time is curved, and anything curved comes back > onto itself, that everything eventually comes around to repeating itself. > COuldn't Nietzsche's theory be an anticipation of Einstein's theory of > curved space-time? > > Troy Camplin > > _______________________________________________________ > Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite > Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp > > --- from list nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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