tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post5348519450243850108..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Deep TimeSilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-80891484724520248982011-01-29T17:33:38.995-08:002011-01-29T17:33:38.995-08:00Adrian, if you're saying I'm weird, then I...Adrian, if you're saying I'm weird, then I would have to agree.<br /><br />Nice link. Almost fits me to a T. :)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-36802881185909137492011-01-29T17:14:31.517-08:002011-01-29T17:14:31.517-08:00I can't help being reminded of the following, ...I can't help being reminded of the following, and feeling that you may be taking it way too far. :-)<br /><br />http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2009/11/the_cognitive_benefits_of_time-space_synaesthesia.phpAdrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-11402353451104397192011-01-01T20:45:37.189-08:002011-01-01T20:45:37.189-08:00Chris, somehow, spatial me came up with a spatial ...Chris, somehow, spatial me came up with a spatial version of geologic time not dissimilar to the geologic time scale!<br /><br />Yes, we've got the training and experience, and that certainly helps. And I think you're right about the Uniformitarianism v. Catastrophism debate - and possibly I hinted at this <a href="http://highway8a.blogspot.com/2008/06/principle-of-uniformitariansim.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, although I think you say it better!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-86733386034575271002011-01-01T20:12:30.431-08:002011-01-01T20:12:30.431-08:00I find your account of how you mentally position y...I find your account of how you mentally position yourself on the geological timescale fascinating. Given how spatial a lot of geology is, it's a wonderfully intuitive way to think about it.<br /><br />As regards the supposed tension between Deep Time and everyday time, I think it does exist, simply because the human brain is not equipped to instinctively grasp any length of time beyond the length of a season or two. It's just that geologists, by training and experience, have learnt how to force their brains into Deep Time Mode. But it can still trip you up - I've long believed that all the long and often unfruitful Uniformitarianism/Catastrophism debate stems from a failure to grasp that from the Deep Time perspective, most 'catastrophes' are fairly commonplace.Chris Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923865059164569384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-66494524409793651962011-01-01T16:00:08.898-08:002011-01-01T16:00:08.898-08:00If my way of viewing things helps, great. I always...If my way of viewing things helps, great. I always just think it's odd: years I see in circles, longer time I see in a line. Hmm.<br /><br />Couldn't help but throw in the "deeps of time" quotes after I ran into them in some forum about deep time. :)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-22283438668065147772011-01-01T13:53:09.734-08:002011-01-01T13:53:09.734-08:00ZOMG deep time and Tolkien! You have me in a geek...ZOMG deep time and Tolkien! You have me in a geek ecstasy here!<br /><br />Still struggling a bit with deep time, but after reading so much on evolution and geology in the last two years, I've found it easier to dive into the deep end. The truly weird thing is realizing that millions of years have become an eyeblink. I have this tendency to laugh when people talk about how <i>old</i> something from, say, the 50s is. You want old? Lemme show you this two billion year-old bit of rock I've got! <br /><br />But I've become more comfortable with the idea that time is relative. Twenty seconds is an eternity when you're at work waiting for the clock to tick over to quitting time. Twenty million years is a mere pittance when you're talking plate tectonics, and nothing at all when set against the age of the universe. Now that you've shared your timeline trick, it should be even easier to bring these things into focus.Dana Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.com