Dr Jason Lisle's writes in Answers in Genesis -”The Universe Confirms the Bible”- review

Dr Jason Lisle's writes in Answers in Genesis -”The Universe Confirms the Bible”

He writes,

“The Bible indicates in several places that the universe has been “stretched out.” This would suggest that the universe has actually increased in size since its creation. Most astronomers today believe that the universe is expanding. This expansion is a very natural result of the physics that Einstein discovered, General Relativity. There is observational evidence that the universe is indeed expanding If the entire universe were being stretched out, the galaxies would all be moving away; and that is exactly what they appear to be doing. It “is interesting that the Bible recorded the notion of an expanding universe thousands of years before secular science came to accept the idea.”


Lisles conclusions:


#1 “Natural result of Einstein General Relativity”

As to Einsteins General Relativity Danny Faunkner of AiG says this,

“Over the years, the predictions of general relativity have been tested repeatedly, and it is one of the best-supported theories in the history of science.”

Einstein knew his GR equation pointed to a creation event however he rejected his own fornula.

"In 1917, Willem de Sitter used Einstein's equations to predict the discovery of an expanding universe. In a letter from Albert Einstein to astronomer Willem de Sitter, he complained that the expanding-universe theory implied a moment of creation: “To admit such possibilities seems senseless to me.” -NYT

When Edwin Hubble showed Einstein his redshift data Einstein said it was his “greatest blunder.”


#2 “Observational evidence that the universe is indeed expanding”


Here are but 5 ways scientists measure the expansion of the universe - the cosmological constant:

  1. Type Ia Supernovae: These are exploding white dwarf stars that reach a peak brightness predictable based on their mass. By measuring the distance to these supernovae and their redshift (how much their light is stretched by the expansion of the universe), scientists can infer the rate of the universe's expansion and the value of the cosmological constant.



  1. Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB): This faint afterglow of the universe's origins radiation fills the universe. Tiny fluctuations in the CMB temperature encode information about the universe's properties at its earliest stages, including the expansion rate and the cosmological constant.



  1. Redshift of Distant Galaxies: By measuring the redshift of galaxies at various distances, scientists can trace how the expansion rate of the universe has changed over time. This information can be used to constrain the value of the cosmological constant.


Concerning redshifts Danny Foulkner of AiG says this, “I encourage fellow recent creationists to abandon their doubts that extragalactic redshifts are cosmological.”


  1. Gravitational Lensing: Massive objects like galaxies bend spacetime, causing light to curve around them. By studying the distortion of light from distant galaxies by intervening galaxies, scientists can probe the distribution of matter and dark energy in the universe, which can help determine the cosmological constant.



By combining data from multiple techniques, scientists can get a more accurate picture of the cosmological constant and its role in the universe's expansion.


#3 “Most astronomers today believe that the universe is expanding.”

In saying this Lisles is pointing out that most astronomers agree with thus confirming the bible.


#5 “The bible said it first” - the cosmological Constant 

Lisles points out that 12 OT verses repeatedly declair that God streatched (and is streatching) apart the universe eg 

Isaiah 44:24  "I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth all alone.


Conclusion

For the purpose of his

 article Jason Lisles (1) recognises Einsteins equations, (2) the measurements of the streatching universe and (3) their confirmation of the bible.






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The "One-Way" Speed of Light is measured for the first time.

Image
Jeremiah 33:25 Thus says the Lord, 'If My covenant for day and night stand not, and the fixed patterns of heaven and earth I have not established, Job 38:19 "Where is the way to the dwelling of light?.. That you may take it to its territory And that you may discern the paths to its home? The observation of gravitational waves and gamma ray bursts from two neutron star–black hole coalescences in 2020 was a major breakthrough in astrophysics. It was the first time that gravitational waves and gamma ray bursts had been detected from such a system, and it provided new insights into the nature of these extreme objects. One of the most intriguing aspects of these observations is that they confirm the one-way speed of light. The speed of light is a fundamental constant of nature, and it is the same in all frames of reference. This means that, regardless of how fast you are moving, light will always travel at the same speed relative to you. The one-way speed of light has been tested
Read more

Distant Starlight and the Anisotropic Synchrony Convention: A Challenge from Neutron Star Mergers

Image
“As these neutron stars spiraled together, they emitted gravitational waves that were detectable for about 100 seconds; when they collided, a flash of light in the form of gamma rays was emitted and seen on Earth about two seconds after the gravitational waves .” The Anisotropic Synchrony Convention (ASC) is a proposed solution to the " distant starlight problem" encountered in young-earth creationism. It was proposed by Dr Jason Lisles of Answers in Genesis. This problem arises from the apparent contradiction between the young earth biblical age of the universe (thousands of years) and the vast distances we observe through telescopes (billions of light-years). The ASC proposes that the speed of light is not constant in all directions, but rather travels instantly towards the observer, explaining how we see light from seemingly young stars. However, recent observations of neutron star mergers present a significant challenge to the ASC.  In 2017, the LIGO and
Read more

The nebular hypothesis - a challenge to Young Earth Creationism?

Image
Psalms 90 : (written by Moses before Genesis) “ Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch in the night.” Some recent Young Earth Creationists (YEC) posit that stars were created on Genesis Day 4 of creation as described in the Bible, using the 24-hour day interpretation. This implies that we shouldn't expect to find stars actively forming in the universe today . However, the nebular hypothesis , which proposes that stars and planets form from the gravitational collapse of giant clouds of gas and dust, is fully supported by scientific evidence.  Answers in Genesis (AiG) criticizes the nebular hypothesis over 700 times on their website. Their claims haven't been accepted by the scientific community as well as many many other Christians. On their website an article has the below illustration and
Read more