A couple of days ago I posted a comment on how I was hung up on the 4th Saying in the Gospel of Thomas. I said that ‘Problem 2’ was related to time and that I’d not be looking into physics anytime soon to try and unravel my thoughts. I went there anyway.
I contemplated if it were possible (given what little I know about time or space or physics or pretty much anything else for that matter) if a single entity or system of entities could be both ‘young’ and ‘old’ at the same time. Is is possible to exists in two different time lines simultaneously? Before you call bullshit on me, remember that we are just enjoying a little mind candy. And because it’s my candy and your brussels sprouts, you’ve got to dig around on the web on your own if you’d like to read more on each theory or concept.
Einstein called the idea of quantum entanglement ‘spooky action at a distance’. Turns out it’s real and it works the exact same way every time it’s tested. Essentially it means that if two particles are entangled then it doesn’t matter how far apart they are, when you measure one of the entangled particle then the other will measure exactly the opposite. It does not matter how far apart they are nor does it matter how long the two particles have existed. Folks have no idea how these two particles communicate, with the possible exception of David Bohm.
Bohm’s basic assumption is that “elementary particles are actually systems of extremely complicated internal structure, acting essentially as amplifiers of information contained in a quantum wave.” He created a new and controversial theory of the universe based on a model of reality he calls “Implicate Order.” The theory contains an ultra-holistic cosmic view; it connects everything with everything else. In principle, any individual element could reveal “detailed information about every other element in the universe.”
The central underlying theme of Bohm’s theory is the “unbroken wholeness of the totality of existence as an undivided flowing movement without borders.” Now I’m not much of a ‘without borders ‘ kinda guy given what’s happening at ours, but the theory latches well with some of the saying (more aptly stated as some interpretations of the sayings) we find within the Gospel of Thomas. Or perhaps it could be said that the Gospel of Thomas makes more sense when the reader has a cursory understanding of Implicate Order. Or not.
As is my want, I scratched at the Spooky Action at a Distance idea to see if it would accommodate the modulation of time. Could a coupled particle exist in a different timeline than it’s coupled counterpart? It seems to me that it could. Suppose that a coupled particle was separated from its counterpart a billion years ago. One particle came to earth, one to a planet that had 10 times the mass of earth. Each particle would experience time at different rates. Suppose then the particle on the Earth X 10 planet was shaken loose and traveled to our Earth. Would we end up with entangled particles on two different timelines or would Bohm’s Implicate Order machinations spoil the fun?
Y’all enjoy your Monday evening, I’m going to go back to scratching my head.