This
blog was sparked as a response to a theological discussion about the literal
reality of Adam as a distinct person.
We do
not criticize any of the speakers in this forum. You are free to evaluate the discussion on
its own merits. What bothers us is that
scientific ideas and terms are often thrown around in the sense of common
knowledge. In this specific instance the
history related to Copernicus gets thrown around. That happens a lot in contemporary
society. However, this creates a false
impression about what science does or does not have to say about the
issue. In other words, our common
knowledge is not common, it is filled with errors, and in many instances is no
better than an old wives fable or urban legend.
Please, we can do better than that.
Our Response
Unfortunately, this pentalog is flawed by a
weak understanding of science. The
history surrounding Copernicus and the heliocentric cosmology model is indeed
unfortunate. No one, other than God,
knows the exact center of the cosmos; this locus is impossible to discover by
measurement or observation. Even if Big
Bang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang) is conceded for the sake of this
discussion, it is still unlikely that the center of the cosmos can be found by
mere man.
“There is little evidence regarding the absolute
earliest instant of the expansion. Thus,
the Big Bang theory cannot and does not provide any explanation for such an
initial condition; rather, it describes and explains the general evolution of
the universe going forward from that point on (ibid).”
“There are generally considered to be three
outstanding problems with the Big Bang theory: the horizon problem, the flatness
problem, and the magnetic monopole problem (ibid).”
Fundamental to this discussion is the fact
that we cannot really see beyond our event horizon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_horizon). Obviously, Big Bang, as yet, has nothing to
say about the exact center of the cosmos.
Since, we cannot see beyond our event horizon we cannot prove or
disprove that God is “out there” by scientific means. This requires that God, if He exists,
penetrate our event horizon, which He did in the form of His Shekinah Glory, a
fact attested by millions of credible witnesses over continual periods spanning
hundreds of years.
Therefore, having set aside Big Bang as irrelevant
and moot, we return to the original question of origins with this additional quote
from wiki/Big_Bang.
“If the large-scale Universe appears isotropic as
viewed from Earth, the cosmological principle can be derived from the simpler Copernican
principle, which states that there is no preferred (or special) observer or
vantage point.”
In the realm of multi-dimensional Cartesian
coordinates and vector systems, the choice of origins, as well as other details,
is entirely arbitrary. One usually chooses
one’s origins to simplify the mathematics of any given problem. Calculations made from two differing points
of origin must produce the same result, even though one may be very difficult
to compute, and even more difficult to explain.
As the “Copernican
principle” suggests, the two differing points of origin are relative to each
other. A heliocentric cosmology model
yields simple elliptical path mathematics that anyone can understand: it is indispensable
to discussion of our planetary system.
However, this does not at all obsolete our geocentric cosmology model,
which is still in widespread use today and equally indispensable for things
like star mapping: contemporary astronomy discussions are still filled with
words like ecliptic. Therefore, the
debate over geocentricity versus heliocentricity is worn out. We do not and cannot know where the absolute
center of the universe is located, and we don’t much care.
What we do know is that the Shekinah Glory
invaded our event horizon at least once.
Moreover, He did it in such a way as to establish Himself as the sole
qualified expert to speak on all things creative. He was there from before the foundation of
the world, we were not there. He clearly
says that Adam is a single real person, that Adam’s flesh was divided somehow,
mysteriously to make two distinct real persons: one retaining the name Adam,
the other being named Life. That settles
that, but it is hardly the end of the story.
This Shekinah Glory explains to us in
numerous places that He is always near, and everywhere: there is no sufficient
reason ever to limit the range of that presence either inside or outside of our
event horizon.
Finally, it should be abundantly clear to all
students of cosmology that this Shekinah Glory appeared in the Bethlehem Star
during the days of Herod the Great, on the Mount of Transfiguration a few years
later, as tongues of fire on the disciples in 33 AD, and will doubtless come
again blazing across the sky in great glory.
Merry Christmas,
Herb Swanson aka Augie
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