I've been reading the book of Urantia, which says that God lives in the Isle of paradise and that this is the central gravity point of the universe, yet it exists outside of space-time. How in the name of hell is that possible??
2007-07-13 10:03:58 · 9 answers · asked by CSkyways 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Hi.
You have to take this reading with some faith and a grain of salt. The gravity they are talking about, as far as I know, is something that Jesus mentioned in the bible: " And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. " John 12:32 (the Urantia Book mentions this in conjunction with Father-, Son-, and Spirit-gravity).
This is the gravity that sparks faith within one's growing soul and gives us the curiousity to ask questions that can lead to faith in things invisible. That, of course, is one's own path to discover.
There are some Urantia Book believers who feel that these statements about gravity are to be taken literally. I am not sure what science they are using to explain this, but it is severely flawed.
While the science in the Urantia Book is very dated and flawed, the spiritual content has changed my life and is not to be thrown out with the bathwater.
I feel that the Urantia Book, in its limited form, is a scaffolding for an incredibly unfolding spiritual career of learning that will stretch forever into inifinity, if we so choose.
Hope this helps,
Mike
2007-07-14 16:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by learning5on606 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about the Book of Urantia, but what you're describing goes against all known physics. According to general relativity, gravity occurs as a result of the warping of spacetime by matter. So, it could not exist without spacetime (in fact, it's probably impossible for anything to exist outside spacetime). Also, in physics the idea of a central gravity point is undefined.
At this point, you have to make a decision. Either you accept the conclusions of the past 93 years of physics, or you accept the book. Clearly you can't have both.
2007-07-13 10:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by al_ju_2000 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You need to find better books to read! The universe does have a center of gravity (center of mass), but it is within the spacetime of the universe.
Einstein considered gravity to be a warping of spacetime in the presence of matter. By that view, there could be no gravity if there were no spacetime.
I believe God does exist outside the spacetime of our universe. I and others conjecture that spacetime itself may have been part of God's creation of the material universe, but that's a conjecture.
2007-07-13 11:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't.
Gravity is the result of the attraction of a mass toward another mass, and this exist even between atoms.
Since gravity causes a warp of space-time, like a bowling ball on a trampoline, it cannot exist without space to warp.
2007-07-13 10:07:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called fiction dude. There is no central gravity relative to the universe.
2007-07-13 10:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by DrDebate 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God does not care about time or space. We have laws regarding separation of church and state. We should have similar in relation to religion and science. They should each be respected for their own contribution to human thought.
2007-07-13 10:15:03 · answer #6 · answered by William R 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You are trying to apply physics to God.
Surely God doesn't play by the rules of physics ... otherwise he wouldn't be omnipotent.
2007-07-13 10:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by Elana 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Who said this crap is true in the first place ?
2007-07-13 10:06:15 · answer #8 · answered by Psycho 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
its not its complete bull ****
2007-07-13 10:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋