With all this complexity, one fundamental question remains:
Is it possible that all these forms of time---physical, mental, biological, spiritual---have the same source of resonance?
Is there an ontological, absolute form of time that is at the root of all the illusions of temporality we experience?
This paper is built as a systematic attempt to answer that question, by proposing a new conceptual framework:Absolute Time Resonance Theory, which attempts to bridge the ontological, phenomenological, physical, and spiritual views of time.
1.b. Tension between Physical Time and Phenomenological Time
Time, within the framework of modern science, experiences a sharp separation between what is called physical time And phenomenological time. This separation is not only methodological, but also touches on the deepest ontological and epistemological dimensions of how humans understand their existence in the universe.
Physical Time: Objectivity Without Presence
In classical and relativistic physics, time is understood as an exact and universal mathematical structure---in the Newtonian framework, it flowing evenly and does not depend on anything; in Einstein's relativity, time becomes relative to inertial frames and gravitational fields, but remains subject to measurable and predictable physical principles.
In the realm of quantum mechanics and cosmology, time even tends to experience existential degradation. In many fundamental equations (e.g., the Schrdinger Equation), time plays no special role---it is a parameter, not a dynamical variable. Even inWheeler-DeWitt equation, no time at all disappear, giving rise to what is known as"problem of time"in quantum gravity.
Physical time is symbolic, defined through measuring instrument, atomic seconds, and coordinate transformations. It neutral to consciousness, blind to experience, And deaf to meaning. In this world, everything can be counted, but nothing is truly "lived".
Phenomenological Time: Presence Without Measure
In contrast, phenomenological time is time that lived. It is not constant, not objective, and cannot be reduced to mechanical units. It emanates from consciousness, changing according to emotional states, intensity of attention, depth of experience.
