at religious schools?
Obviously, these are the two parts of modern science that are most problematic from the standpoint of Biblical doctrine. But we seem to be getting a lot of naif arguments here in R&S that both of these scientific theories have been falsified. These two theories seem to be paired or even unified into a single idea in the minds of some R&S posters, whereas in the scientific world, they are parts of two different scientific disciplines---there is essentially no one who works on both theories.
As an astronomer, it's a bit of a nasty surprise to see the Big Bang theory being given the Scopes Trial treatment. I mean, do you people realize that you can actually see the Big Bang, happening right now, with telescopes? The fundamental observation of the Big Bang theory is that the Universe was hotter and denser in the past. Given the finite speed of light, this past history can be seen directly---the Universe actually was hot and dense billions of years ago.
2007-11-16
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