In the Beginning: Science In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11and Genesis 1-11

““If the foundations are destroyed, If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?“ Psalm what can the righteous do?“ Psalm

11:311:3

Fine Tuning.mp4

““A story logically begins at the beginning. But this story A story logically begins at the beginning. But this story

is about the universe, and unfortunately there are is about the universe, and unfortunately there are no no

datadata for the Very Beginning. None, zero. We don’t know for the Very Beginning. None, zero. We don’t know

anything about the universe until it reaches the mature anything about the universe until it reaches the mature

age of a billionth of a trillionth of a second—that is, age of a billionth of a trillionth of a second—that is,

some very short time after creation in the Big Bang. some very short time after creation in the Big Bang.

When you read or hear anything about the birth of the When you read or hear anything about the birth of the

universe, someone is making it up. We are in the realm universe, someone is making it up. We are in the realm

of philosophy.” (emphasis original)of philosophy.” (emphasis original)

RedshiftsRedshifts

Normal spectrum of light from the Sun

Observed shift in the light spectrum observed

when viewing distant celestial objects

The Big Bang States:The Big Bang States:

There is no special place in the There is no special place in the universeuniverse

There is no center to the universeThere is no center to the universe The universe is homogeneousThe universe is homogeneous

Redshifts and Galaxy Redshifts and Galaxy DistancesDistances

Concentric circles 1-million light years apart

– not not homogeneous!homogeneous!

Milky Way Galaxy

““The fact that measured values of red The fact that measured values of red

shift do not vary continuously but shift do not vary continuously but

come in steps – certain preferred come in steps – certain preferred

values – is so unexpected that values – is so unexpected that

conventional astronomy has never conventional astronomy has never

been able to accept it, in spite of the been able to accept it, in spite of the

over whelming evidence.”over whelming evidence.”

Alton Arp (staff astronomer at the Mt. Wilson and Palomar Observatories for 29 years):

Quasar??

Galaxy -1,800 km/sec

Quasar21,000 km/sec

Mathematician I.E. Segal,Mathematician I.E. Segal,Member of the National Academy Member of the National Academy

of Sciences:of Sciences:

““The Big Bang owes its acceptance as a physical The Big Bang owes its acceptance as a physical

principle primarily to the uncritical and premature principle primarily to the uncritical and premature

representation of (the redshift-distance relationship) as representation of (the redshift-distance relationship) as

an empirical fact…. Observed discrepancies… have an empirical fact…. Observed discrepancies… have

been resolved by a pyramid of exculpatory assumptions, been resolved by a pyramid of exculpatory assumptions,

which are inherently incapable of noncircular which are inherently incapable of noncircular

substantiation.”substantiation.”

““... a society which accepts the idea that the origin of the ... a society which accepts the idea that the origin of the

cosmos could be explained in terms of an explosion, cosmos could be explained in terms of an explosion,

reveals more about the society itself than about the reveals more about the society itself than about the

universe. Nevertheless, the many observations made universe. Nevertheless, the many observations made

during the past 25 years or so (now 40) which contradict during the past 25 years or so (now 40) which contradict

the standard model, are simply ignored. When fact and the standard model, are simply ignored. When fact and

theory contradict each other, one of them has to yield.”theory contradict each other, one of them has to yield.”

“ “ A tremendous ignoring of a preponderance of A tremendous ignoring of a preponderance of

evidence counter the evidence presented, e.g., evidence counter the evidence presented, e.g.,

carbon 14 dating, fossil records of plants and carbon 14 dating, fossil records of plants and

animals that haven’t lived for millions of years... animals that haven’t lived for millions of years...

He wants you to go outside and look up and pick a He wants you to go outside and look up and pick a

star and ask yourself how long it took the light star and ask yourself how long it took the light

you see to get to you from that star.”you see to get to you from that star.”