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What Does Superman Conundrum Mean

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James D’Autrechy
The End of Time
1.) The Superman Conundrum:
As Christopher Reeve rolled back time when playing the role of Superman, it is likely that he would have had figures such as Aristotle, Newton and Einstein rolling in their graves, despite its fictional nature.
For a man as hounded with ifs, and buts as Aristotle was when it came to the nature of time and progression, the idea that a single man could reverse time would likely be enough to through him into a fit. In his work Physics IV, he set out to establish the basic groundwork for the idea of the definition time and absolute time, specifically making a stance against time being cyclical and controlled by the heavenly spheres, which can be contributed to his works against Zeno’s …show more content…

In his Principia Mathematica, Newton makes the connection between the idea of absolute time and natural law, with time flowing continuously regardless of external forces, and natural law being invulnerable to changes. Like Aristotle, Newton may not have bought into the idea that moving the earth in reverse of its rotation would change time due to its impervious nature. Additionally, the idea would conflict with his other rules of forces and motion, as such a rapid change in speed of rotation would send us flying due to our own momentum, of course there is also the fact that a super-alien hailing from a foreign planet may have offended his beliefs in God and his hand in creating the nature of …show more content…

Europe as a continent is a treasure trove of unique countries, each with their own cultures, and the idea of forming a union of all the countries does not necessarily constitute as progress, especially should they become a homogenous band of countries. Although the economic premise behind the EU is harmless enough, one of the largest and most concerning issues is the fact that member countries are not only subject to economic regulations, but they are also bound to abide by a set of universal laws for every country. This is a matter that may be viewed as an encroachment on the sovereignty and governing process of other countries, one of the largest driving forces behind the Brexit

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