According to James Usher, a 17th Century Archbishop of Armagh, the earth was created on a Saturday evening on October 22nd 4004BC. He came to this conclusion by adding up the family histories mentioned in the Bible - such as Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel.
Minutes did not exist during the Middle Ages because a combination of sun dials, water clocks and candle clocks were used to tell the time.
While looking at a clock, and if the second hand appears to freeze for a moment, your brain is actually generating a false memory, and your perception of time stretches slightly backward. This is called chronostasis.
The clock’s hands moving ‘clockwise’ was intended to imitate the way the shadow on a sundial in the Northern hemisphere moves during the day.
There is no such thing as "now" as far as physics is concerned. Space and time are fluid, affected by gravity and your speed. Einstein said this: "For us physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, however persistent."
