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Theory-Affirming Evidence About the Universe
Bill Kendrick writes "Astronomers using a radio telescope at the South Pole have recorded a flicker of light from nearly 14 billion years ago that verifies most modern theory about the cosmos. Way back then, light and matter were only just beginning to separate from each other."
The main problem that I have with the theory of evolution is fossils. If there was such slow progression over millions of years, there should be millions of fossils all over the place with half man-half monkey, or half germ whatever. I think there is very little evidence to support evolution.
In my opinion it takes more faith to believe we came from organisms... than it does to believe we came from a God.
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I'm no physicist by any means, but I'm having problems accepting this.
1) If they've found light from 14 billion years ago from the supposed SOURCE of the universe (or general direction of), how is it just now getting to us?
That would suggest that the universe is expanding at a variable rate, because: a) It would suggest that the universe has expanded faster than the speed of light in the past, and b) the universe has stopped expanding fast enough for the original light to catch up. Sorry, I dont buy it.
2) How are they verifying the source of this light? It seems to me that if the universal expansion theory were true, then the direction of the originating explosion would be dark.
Sorry, just my thoughts. I'm probably going to get rocked by some Physics major here, but I just don't buy alot of the current -theories- (thats all they are!) in acceptance by the scientific community.
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Dave
There seems to be this correlation, to some degree, between how "educated" or "intellectual" a person is and how much "common sense" has to be ignored. Everything around us has "Intelligent Design" behind it.. EVERYTHING. From the table you eat breakfast. to the shoes you wear to work. How can we look at something as complex as the human body and say. "O yeah.. I can see how we came from soup! We recognize creation everyday w/out even realizing it.. When you look at a beautiful sunset, you see nature. When you look at mountains, you see nature.. When you see a car sitting on the road you don't say. Hmm.. over Billions and Billions of years all the pieces formed in just the right combination to build that car! How much more complex are we. Why is it that there is only one side of this "creation" / "evolution" debate. We've been taught, or should I say programmed, for so long that we evolved. If I say here is the evidence for evolution.. I'm dealing with science. If I say here is the evidence against evolution I'm an intolerant religious fanatic. Everyone says we should be tolerant of an individuals freedom to choose.. whatever. However, that tolerance does not apply to the Christian.
There are many things that point to a young earth. Meteoric dust on the moon, the fact that THERE IS MOUNTAINS after BILLIONS of years of erosion. The fossil record..
Through theory and education we can "prove" that an elephant can pass through a key-hole. But that just doesn't stand up to common-sense. Now I'm not saying that there are people with legitimate arguments. However, Lets put the evidence on the table.. and if metaphysical ramifications arise.. SO BE IT!!