( CNN ) -- Perhaps The New York Times ' T Magazine should have had Stephen Hawking interview Jaden and Willow Smith . Or the Dalai Lama . In a sort-of philosophical , sort-of promotional interview , the two children of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith talked about the flexibility of time , the feeling of the Pacific Coast Highway and , well , some new music . The interview attracted wide notice on social media , where the general reaction was , `` Huh ? '' `` Have you guys read this bizarre Jaden & Willow Smith interview ? '' asked Linda Ikeji . `` Every single thing about this Jaden and Willow Smith interview is nuts , '' Gawker observed . At the least , the 16-year-old Jaden and his 14-year-old sister did provide some fodder for interesting holiday party conversations . Here are five things we learned from the interview : . They have a fluid grasp of time . Jaden said he 's reading about quantum physics ; Willow said she 's been immersed in `` ancient texts . '' The works have obviously made an impression , since they both talked about how time is relative . `` Time for me , I can make it go slow or fast , however I please , and that 's how I know it does n't exist , '' said Willow . `` It 's proven that how time moves for you depends on where you are in the universe . It 's relative to beings and other places , '' added Jaden , who noted there is `` a theoretical physicist inside all of our minds . '' They separate themselves from their minds . If Roger Penrose is living in the Smiths ' minds , they 're trying to keep their distance . Willow said she 's gotten better at `` caring less what everybody else thinks , but also caring less and less about what your own mind thinks , because what your own mind thinks , sometimes , is the thing that makes you sad . '' Jaden agreed . `` Your mind has a duality to it . So when one thought goes into your mind , it 's not just one thought , it has to bounce off both hemispheres of the brain . When you 're thinking about something happy , you 're thinking about something sad . '' Creativity , he observed , `` comes from a place of oneness . ... And you ca n't listen to your mind in those times -- it 'll tell you what you think and also what other people think . '' They 've been creative for years . Despite their youth , the Smith children have been active in the arts for awhile . Jaden has appeared in a handful of movies ; Willow had a hit single with `` Whip My Hair '' in 2010 , which came out just before she turned 10 . But that 's not the half of it , said Jaden . `` Willow 's been writing her own novels since she was 6 , '' he said . There 's a reason for that , said Willow . `` There 're no novels that I like to read so I write my own novels , and then I read them again , and it 's the best thing , '' she observed . They do n't care what you think . Even as they focus their own minds on oneness , they 're making sure others ' criticism does n't intrude . `` Willow just dropped a song ( 'Cares ' ) , let me quote the lyrics : ' I do not care what people say , ' `` said Jaden . `` We both do n't really care . '' Part of the point , he added , is to keep others -- and themselves -- on their toes . `` The only way to change something is to shock it . If you want your muscles to grow , you have to shock them , '' he said . `` If you want society to change , you have to shock them . '' The pair have big plans , they said . Besides making music , writing novels , being inspired by the Pacific Coast Highway and trying to get an `` authentic '' education ( `` you never learn anything in school , '' said Jaden ) , the siblings have an eye firmly on the future . `` I have a goal to be just the most craziest person of all time , '' said Jaden . `` And when I say craziest , I mean , like , I want to do like Olympic-level things . '' `` I think by the time we 're 30 or 20 , we 're going to be climbing as many mountains as we can possibly climb , '' Willow added . Go get 'em , kids .
Jaden and Willow Smith give philosophical interview to NYT T Magazine . Score: 6 Interview has gotten curious , befuddled reaction on social media .