Science, the Universe, and the Bible
A Guide to Thinking for Yourself
A Guide to Thinking for Yourself
Studies have shown that 60% to 90% of Christian college students leave the church while attending secular schools. These students are thrust into an environment where the authority of scientists, teachers, and textbooks speaks louder than the authority of God’s word. They have not been exposed to the scientific evidence that confirms the biblical account of history and are not prepared with answers to the questions they encounter.
Science, the Universe, and the Bible is a journey with an accomplished physicist to discover answers to questions about the cosmos and creation. Modern physics points to a creator God. Not all secular scientists are atheists, but many start with the assumption that there is no God, so of course that is their conclusion as well. Come on this journey and learn about how the same physics with different starting assumptions supports scientific theories that are consistent with the Bible. Learn to think for yourself.
This book explains Einstein’s Theories of Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, and astronomy in a simple and entertaining way. Notes and appendices are provided for those that want to dig deeper. It also provides insight into questions regarding worldviews, how science operates, and reasons why we can trust the Bible. This book will encourage, educate, equip, and entertain you.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech; they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world
(Psalm 19:1-4)
Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
1. My Story
2. Knowledge, the Unknown, and Worldviews
3. Scientific Practices and Worldviews
4. Space, Time, and Matter
5. The Strange Physics of High Speed
6. The Strange Physics of Simultaneity
7. The Strange Physics of Gravity
8. The Strange Physics of the Very Small
9. A Brief History of Astronomy
10. Hubble and the Big Bang
11. Big Bang Problems
12. Better Cosmologies
13. Where Does the Bible Fit?
14. Can We Trust the Bible?
15. Where Does It All Lead?
Appendix A: Time Dilation and Length Contraction
Appendix B: Mass-Energy Equivalence
Appendix C: The Lorentz Transform and Space-time Invariance
Appendix D: The Twin Paradox
Notes