Your reflections on time touch a profound truth: There probably isn't a definitive scientific answer.
Science can measure time, but cannot comprehend its ultimate essence.
That's what makes this so fascinating - we remain, fundamentally, seekers.
Isn't the Golden Age therefore more of a (so far, at least) unsubstantiated theory? An interpretation and ultimately a matter of belief or personal experience?
A few million Catholics - some of whom would probably label you as a conspiracy theorist without batting an eye 😉- also believe in the miracle of a completely „fact-free“ virgin birth of Jesus.
However, I must disagree with Atlantis and Mu and especially about one thing:
Antarctica is extensively researched. Over 50 countries have research stations there. Including France, Italy, multiple US stations, and Germany. (I happen to know someone who has personally visited such a station.)
You mix several approaches, but I completely agree that there are levels inaccessible to most people.
That's precisely why I explicitly mentioned 'personal experience' - because I believe there are dimensions that transcend our scientific perception.