remysun2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
sent the following on 3/13/2008 1:03 PM:
> The more I think about it, the producers have dismissed time travel.
> They have not dismissed taking the concepts of Einstein's Theory of
> Relativity to new conclusions. Forgive me if my extrapolation feels
> half baked, and if you really knowthis better than I do, please share
> your thoughts.
>
> Relativity of simultaneity basically says: "It is impossible to say in
> an absolute sense whether two events occur at the same time if those
> events are separated in space." (Wikipedia)
>
> So you have on the island and off. Desmond finds himself observing at
> two time simultaneously. To him, it's the same time, because he keeps
> switching consciousness back and forth.
>
> "Einstein's special theory demonstrates that there are occasions when
> there is no 'correct' answer, where no observer has a privileged
> status, and all the observers can claim to be 'correct' even if their
> ordering of events disagree with each other."
>
> That is why Desmond needs a constant-- Penny. It is through her that
> he can establish a frame of reference that will keep him from going
> insane from not having any correct answer to make sense of.
>
> What really would be a mind**** is if the Lost flashbacks are not
> really flashbacks, but each character experiencing this disorientation.
That would be very cool.
--
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
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