It
was announced this week that scientists have made the remarkable discovery of
ripples in the time-space fabric of the universe. The discovery is rocking both
the world of science and the world of religion.
The new discovery of traces of gravity waves, which
has been said to be the evidence for inflation (a
faster-than-the-speed-of-light expansion of our universe), confirms scientific
concepts in the fields of cosmology, general relativity, and particle physics.
This new discovery no doubt offers strong support
for biblical belief in the creation of the universe.
Leslie
Wickman, director of the Centre for Research in Science at Azusa Pacific
University, explains, on the CNN Belief Blog, how this discovery has significant implications
on the Judeo-Christian worldview:
The prevalent theory of cosmic origins prior to the Big Bang theory was
the “Steady State,” which argued that the universe has always existed, without
a beginning that necessitated a cause.
However, this new evidence strongly suggests that there was a beginning
to our universe.
If the universe did indeed have a beginning, by the simple logic of
cause and effect, there had to be an agent – separate and apart from the effect
– that caused it.
That sounds a lot like Genesis 1:1 to me: “In the beginning God created
the heavens and the Earth.”
So this latest discovery is good news for us believers, as it adds
scientific support to the idea that the universe was caused – or created – by
something or someone outside it and not dependent on it.
Praise the Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrddddddddddddddddddddd!
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