Lesson 7/16: Astronomy and Physics

How do modern theories of astronomy and physics challenge our traditional interpretations of Genesis? Why are there virtually no secular scientists who believe in a recently created universe, or that the speed of light decays over time? How useful are these creation-science theories when doing real-world science, and what should we be teaching our children?

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[DoKtaTre]

The Super-Nova issue is similar:

we see them because they WERE nearer.

On the fact that they happened b4 the fall:

We CALL IT "star death," but is it alive in the biblical sense? Does it have blood?

Leviticus 17 & 11 says that life is in the blood.

The bible also makes references to the "breath of life." What would stars 'breathe'? vacuums?

[glovergj]

If what you saying were true, then you couldn't see any distant supernova because their wavelengths would be stretch right out of the visible spectrum. You don't understand the first thing about physics. The fact is, when the light is observed from distant supernova explosion, it is not stretched out. And supernova that decay to pulsars also show not trent towards longer periods with distance. Face it -- the universe could not have been stretched out that much that quickly.

[DoKtaTre]

You really think the wavelengths you've measured TODAY...from this distance...is the fastest (tightest) it's ever been? Besides, dude..."the universe could not have been stretched out that much that quickly."

Really? I thought we were talking about GOD here...must just be my "ignorance"...

[glovergj]

If the speed of light had changed at all, we could measure it as we look deeper into space. The reason is that light coming from further away would have slowed down more than light generated close. This would manifest itself in lower energy (longer wavelengths and frequencies) for the same types of emissions. Since we don't see any of that, it obviously didn't happen.

[glovergj]

Even if God miraculously preserved the light en route, the duration of the emissions would have to be shortened or the energy wouldn't add up. Give it up man -- face rreality.

[DoKtaTre]

I'm a YEC & I'd never even heard of "the speed-of-light-decay theory." The bible explains that paradox in Jeremiah 51 & 15, where it states that God is stretching out the heavens (implying it is CONTINUOUS).

The issue isn't how the light traveled that distance in a short time, but that the distance has been increased (gradually) when the light was already here.

[glovergj]

You are a fool. You can't stretch out the medium of light (empty space) without stretching out the light's wavelength. If what you are saying is true, then distant light would be at much lower frequency -- much more than even what we see in the redshift. Get a clue!

[aitkensE04xXxRecon]

So wait is he supporting the idea that the earth is less than 10000 years old or not? Somebody pls thx.

[cookiedidone]

You should get money for this!

[hugesinker]

@5:20 I know it's wrong, but I lol'd when that photo appeared. XD

[fmanh]

@DoKtaTre Yes. Its your ignorance. and lack of knowledge. Go read a book. Or two.

[dcrmsmith55]

He purposely leaves out a viable option for the solution to the problem. Light is a constant but time is not. Time is affected by both gravitation and the speed of light. If the universe was created in one place and then 'stretched out' ,as the Bible says, the affect would have time passing slowly in the centre and passing extremely fast where space and matter are being stretched out. Thus a viable scientific solution that fits observable data and the Bible

[Majoofi]

that was fun

[moragbedslug]

boo!

[richardaberdeen]

I have no quarrel with claims the universe is very old. According to the Genesis story, the sun wasn't created until the 4th "day", thus these are clearly not 24 hr days. Nevertheless, this video contains several errors. Many modern physicists suspect the speed of light is not constant and, the reference to Occam's Razor, often misused by atheists, proves nothing. The simplest theory is not necessarily correct, nor can universal functionality necessarily be explained in a trillion volumes.