Your left is not the left. There is no "the left". Likewise, there is no "the past" or "the future". Time is not real.

[mrlefty0706]

I am glad you drew the distinction between the dictionary definition of left and there not being a left. Since the universe continues to expand in all directions, I agree there is no left or a right. People on Earth created left and right thousands of years ago and we used these definitions. Philosophers are not held to these definitions.

[Eckhart Aurelius Hughes]

Hi, mrlefty0706,

Thank you for your latest reply!

This is a discussion forum topic for the November 2022 Philosophy Book of the Month, In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All.


Your left is not the left.

There is no "the left".

I am glad you drew the distinction between the dictionary definition of left and there not being a left. Since the universe continues to expand in all directions, I agree there is no left or a right. People on Earth created left and right thousands of years ago and we used these definitions. Philosophers are not held to these definitions.

I agree, and those are good points.

It's worth noting that there is even more reason that there is no "the left". It's not just that it's a construct, which you it is, and you are wise to point that you.

It's also that even between humans it's relativistic. There infinite lefts, no single the left. Your left is not my left. A cupcake might be on your left but on my right. A cupcake might be on my left, but be directly in front of you, not to your left or right. To someone looking at the moon from outer space, the entire Earth and everything on it might be to their left.

For more on my premise that 'there is no left', please see these other topic of mine as well:

• Objective leftness and rightness do not exist.
• Would Flat-Land Four-Eyed Freddy Notice a Difference?

Thank you,
Scott

[Covenant Olusegun]

Hi Scott,  We can't say that because the universe is timeless; there is no time.I don't understand the left- and right-handed parts, but I do believe there is time. Time was created, and so it exists. It exists to give us consciousness and control. Since there's day and night, there is time.

[Eckhart Aurelius Hughes]

Hi, Covenant Olusegun,

Thank you for your reply!

We can't say that because the universe is timeless; there is no time.

The above sentence seems to be a contradiction to me.

As I use the terms, timeless = no time.

In the same sense, fearless would mean no fear.

And endless would mean no end.


Thank you,
Scott

[mrlefty0706]

The universe is constantly moving and growing so there is no left or right, future or past. These terms only exist on Earth probably because people are obsesses with measurement.

[SINGH JAY]

The first one is: "There is no past. How can we have memories if there is no such thing as 'the past'? I recall my childhood, including my mother, my grandparents, and my siblings, who are no longer with me. I recall how my childhood changed as I grew older. How can I have children and grandchildren if there is no "past"?