Posted on 01/23/2009 8:11:29 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
A Brief History of Intolerance in Modern Cosmology
by Dr. Jerry Bergman
January 21, 2009
Abstract
A review of some recent well-documented cases of intolerance in the cosmology field illustrates a common problem in science. Many relate to the Big Bang theory, such as the case of Geoffrey and Margaret Burbidge and Halton Arp. None of the accounts involved Intelligent Design advocates or creationists. This selection removes this compounding factor from the evaluation, but the cases have direct relevance to both Intelligent Design and creationism because both groups face the same resistance. It was concluded that it is critical for science to advance that new ideas must be evaluated on the evidence and not because they challenge established science. This problem has persisted during the entire history of science, the most well known example being Galileo...
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Excellent observation, dearest sister in Christ! Thank you so very much for your insightful essay-post!
First, that space/time itself expands. Thus a photon sent out when a star was just a billion light years away may not reach us until ten billion lights later. The photon traveled at the speed of light. For it, no time elapsed (null path.) But it took longer to get here because space/time itself expanded. In the inflationary phase of this universe, space/time itself expanded faster than the speed of light.
Second, that the rules which apply to relative velocities in special relativity - e.g. that relative velocities cannot increase past the speed of light - do not apply to relative velocities in comoving coordinates. If you could engineer a space vehicle which folds four dimensional space/time and tunnels from one side to the other and move through it, you would be traveling faster than the speed of light without violating the speed limit.
As you are aware, we have always agreed on your first sentence. To be truthful, I had never tried to pinpoint the change from God's (dictated/revealed) viewpoint to man's -- as you have in your second one.
Your second sentence makes sense, too -- it is just new to me right now, yet I find no argument against it.
Bottom line: thank you, dear Sister, for another beautifully-presented insight!
I re-read Schroeder from time to time -- to see if his viewpoint has improved even further... ;-} And I recommend his writings...
Thanks for the recommendation about Gerald Schroeder. I just checked our library system, and there are four of his books available at various locations. I can order them up and have them sent to our local library! I sent the link from the system to my hubby, SirKit, and he’s gonna let me know which ones to order up.
Here is a Primer by Gerald Schroeder.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
Hey! Where did you get the pic of Uncle Stan?
placemarker
It’s not Uncle Stan.
Evos are big on posting self-portraits.
Dang! I could a swored.
Well, not YOUR Uncle Stan. But for people who believe their ancestors are monkeys.....
Kind of reminds me of the invariable expression I see on the faces of Temple of Darwin devotees every time they are confronted with the umbridgable chasm between the actual scientific evidence and Darwin’s fanciful creation myth.
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