Thermodynamics and the Bible: The Two Laws Explained
1. Energy is conserved. All existing processes in nature simply change the energy
from one form to another. In nature, energy is neither created nor destroyed.
*The first law speaks of a total creation, originally completed, and now sustained by
God's power.
The First Law in Scripture:
"…all things were created through Him…" (PAST Tense! Not a continuing process!)
"…in Him all things consist" (Greek word for SUSTAIN; nothing is lost from it).
Colossians 1:16-17
"…He made…upholding all things by the word of His power." Hebrews 1:2&3
"…by the word of God…the present heavens and earth…are reserved…kept in store…" 2 Peter 3:5&7
"…He commanded…created…established them forever." Psalm 148: 5&6
2. Energy dissipates. As processes in nature occur, the total energy available
is reduced to simpler forms. As it is used, it becomes less available. Part of what
is used to produce something is always dissipated as radiation, friction or heat.
Ultimately, without God's intervention, the entire universe will end up filled with useless,
low-level heat energy.
*The second law speaks of the curse of decay and death, brought on by man's sin,
and causing an overall degeneration in everything.
The Second Law in Scripture:
The "decay principle" is consistent with the entire Scripture in light of the curse in Eden.
"Even they will perish (the starry heavens), but Thou dost endure; and
all of them will wear out like a garment…" Psalm 102:26
But , the Second Law was not intended originally for a creation that was "very good."
"the whole creation groans and suffers…" Romans 8:22
Death and decay was obviously not intended to prevail as it does now. Nor will it dominate
the eternal kingdom! It is not permanent.
"…creation…will be set free from…the bondage of decay." Romans 8:21
"…no more curse…" Revelation 22:2
What does it mean?
* The second law proves that there had to be a beginning point once in time, or else all
creation would be dead by now. The universe cannot have an infinite past.
* The first law proves that a Designer must have created all that exists, because no
process in nature creates anything out of nothing.
Other Points:
3. Random Chance produces all the complexity of living things.
Consider your body: Each cell has about 90 trillion bits of information in them. Your body is
composed of about 100 trillion cells. Humans have about 20,000 different proteins making
up all the organic structures. And these are composed of hundreds of different amino acids.
The thought that just a few parts could even line up perfectly on their own (random chance)
is absurd!
Exerpt from Dr Michael Denton's Book Evolution: A Theory in Crisis:
"The Complexity of the simplest known type of cell is so great that it is impossible to
accept that such an object could have been thrown together suddenly by some freakish
event. Such an occurrence would be indistinguishable from a miracle."
AND:
4. Non-living Matter produced life? Really?
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Evolution Part 1
"Knowing this first, that there
shall come in the last days scoffers, walking in their own lusts and saying,
'Where is the promise of His coming?' for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they
were from the beginning of creation. For this, they willingly are ignorant of, that by
the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water
and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water,
perished. But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store,
reserved unto fire against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men."
2 Peter 3:3-7
It's Driving Force—Willful Ignorance!
"Christianity has fought, still fights and will fight 'science' to the desperate end over evolution, because evolution destroys utterly and finally the very reason Jesus' earthly ministry was supposedly made necessary. Destroy Adam and Eve and the original sin, and in the sorry remains of the son of god. Take away the meaning of his death. If Jesus was not the redeemer who died for our sins, and this is what evolution means, then Christianity is nothing.
Christianity, if it is to survive, must have Adam and the original sin and the fall from grace, or it cannot have Jesus the redeemer who restores to those who believe what Adam's disobedience took away. What all this means is that Christianity cannot lose the Genesis account of creation…and get along. The battle must be waged, for Christianity is fighting for its very life."
Published by an American atheist periodical -AmericanAtheist (Feb 1978)
Does Theistic Evolution (the idea that God uses evolution to create the world) sound like something that God would use for creation? Does it sound like a lifestyle that can be accepted as truth and still be a believer?
The Roots of Evolutionary Faith
*Until the mid 1800s, science was largely rooted in Biblical Creation. What happened in the 19th Century?
A. Uniformitarianism- Charles Lyell (1830-33)
"Principles of Geology"- proposed that all our Earth's features can be explained in terms of present observable processes, which supposedly have always gone on in the past at the same rates as today.
"The present is the key to the past." - summary of the book
*Lyell once wrote that his goal was to "free the science from Moses." Is this objective science or a prejudice against the Bible?
B. Charles Darwin-at 22 yrs, he sailed on the British ship "Beagle" in 1831.
The voyage lasted five years. He began developing his concepts based on Lyell's work. Darwinian Evolution was laid out based on the "millions of years" Lyell's work used.
Darwin published the book "The Origin of Species" in 1859.
"To have the unthinking masses accept all that I say would be calamity…" Charles Darwin
C. Gradualism- In Biology, the slow processes of genetic change, gradually going on generation after generation through immense spanses of time. ASSUMED to be the ultimate cause for every living thing in nature.
SO, The Working Definition of Evolution: A directional and irreversible process occurring in time, which in its course gives rise to an increase of variety and an INCREASINGLY high level of organization in its products. Our present knowledge indeed forces us to the view that the whole of reality is evolution, a single process of self- transformation.
Julian Huxley, atheist (20th Century)
What are the mysteries of Evolution?
1. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE Big Bang.
It is felt that nothing existed (not even space!) except for this tiny ball of matter. After 1000s of years, it just blew up with an unbelievable release of energy & heat. They think this mega blast happened about 12 to 15 BILLION YEARS AGO. They argue things have been spinning off that explosion ever since.
*From then to now random processes have caused everything in the universe to become increasingly complex. The sun and all the other stars eventually condensed out of swirling gas. The planets, including our Earth, also condensed out of the dust particles hurling through space.
SIMPLE QUESTION: Do explosions ever INCREASE order?
*Hmmm…If I place a stick of dynamite under lumber, do I get a framed house or do I get toothpicks? Disorder to Order?
2 Time, the MAGIC FACTOR
All evolutionary ideas require lots of time. Without the inconceivable "eons" of time, evolution has not got a chance! They say if given enough time, anything can happen! BUT, does evidence demand evolutionary time existed? The probability of an event happening does not become greater by allowing MORE time. Events with extremely low probability fall into the category of “improbable”.
*When a series of improbable events must occur in a sequence at very specific times, the improbable becomes "impossible!
So, what really happens as time marches on?
a) Orderly things become disorderly.
b) New things get old and break down.
c) Living things age and wear out.
This is called the Second Law of Thermodynamics (a.k.a.= the Law of Entropy).
*Evolution and Entropy are polar opposites! Every energy system in the universe wears out!
Stars burn out. Galaxies fly apart. Energy is becoming less and less useful through time. The ONLY consistent observation is that everything in our physical universe is running down!
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2 Peter 3:3-7
It's Driving Force—Willful Ignorance!
"Christianity has fought, still fights and will fight 'science' to the desperate end over evolution, because evolution destroys utterly and finally the very reason Jesus' earthly ministry was supposedly made necessary. Destroy Adam and Eve and the original sin, and in the sorry remains of the son of god. Take away the meaning of his death. If Jesus was not the redeemer who died for our sins, and this is what evolution means, then Christianity is nothing.
Christianity, if it is to survive, must have Adam and the original sin and the fall from grace, or it cannot have Jesus the redeemer who restores to those who believe what Adam's disobedience took away. What all this means is that Christianity cannot lose the Genesis account of creation…and get along. The battle must be waged, for Christianity is fighting for its very life."
Published by an American atheist periodical -AmericanAtheist (Feb 1978)
Does Theistic Evolution (the idea that God uses evolution to create the world) sound like something that God would use for creation? Does it sound like a lifestyle that can be accepted as truth and still be a believer?
The Roots of Evolutionary Faith
*Until the mid 1800s, science was largely rooted in Biblical Creation. What happened in the 19th Century?
A. Uniformitarianism- Charles Lyell (1830-33)
"Principles of Geology"- proposed that all our Earth's features can be explained in terms of present observable processes, which supposedly have always gone on in the past at the same rates as today.
"The present is the key to the past." - summary of the book
*Lyell once wrote that his goal was to "free the science from Moses." Is this objective science or a prejudice against the Bible?
B. Charles Darwin-at 22 yrs, he sailed on the British ship "Beagle" in 1831.
The voyage lasted five years. He began developing his concepts based on Lyell's work. Darwinian Evolution was laid out based on the "millions of years" Lyell's work used.
Darwin published the book "The Origin of Species" in 1859.
"To have the unthinking masses accept all that I say would be calamity…" Charles Darwin
C. Gradualism- In Biology, the slow processes of genetic change, gradually going on generation after generation through immense spanses of time. ASSUMED to be the ultimate cause for every living thing in nature.
SO, The Working Definition of Evolution: A directional and irreversible process occurring in time, which in its course gives rise to an increase of variety and an INCREASINGLY high level of organization in its products. Our present knowledge indeed forces us to the view that the whole of reality is evolution, a single process of self- transformation.
Julian Huxley, atheist (20th Century)
What are the mysteries of Evolution?
1. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE Big Bang.
It is felt that nothing existed (not even space!) except for this tiny ball of matter. After 1000s of years, it just blew up with an unbelievable release of energy & heat. They think this mega blast happened about 12 to 15 BILLION YEARS AGO. They argue things have been spinning off that explosion ever since.
*From then to now random processes have caused everything in the universe to become increasingly complex. The sun and all the other stars eventually condensed out of swirling gas. The planets, including our Earth, also condensed out of the dust particles hurling through space.
SIMPLE QUESTION: Do explosions ever INCREASE order?
*Hmmm…If I place a stick of dynamite under lumber, do I get a framed house or do I get toothpicks? Disorder to Order?
2 Time, the MAGIC FACTOR
All evolutionary ideas require lots of time. Without the inconceivable "eons" of time, evolution has not got a chance! They say if given enough time, anything can happen! BUT, does evidence demand evolutionary time existed? The probability of an event happening does not become greater by allowing MORE time. Events with extremely low probability fall into the category of “improbable”.
*When a series of improbable events must occur in a sequence at very specific times, the improbable becomes "impossible!
So, what really happens as time marches on?
a) Orderly things become disorderly.
b) New things get old and break down.
c) Living things age and wear out.
This is called the Second Law of Thermodynamics (a.k.a.= the Law of Entropy).
*Evolution and Entropy are polar opposites! Every energy system in the universe wears out!
Stars burn out. Galaxies fly apart. Energy is becoming less and less useful through time. The ONLY consistent observation is that everything in our physical universe is running down!
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