Isn't Gravity just another "Theory", like Evolution? Have we all been swindled?

Question

If Bush is right, than we should be skeptical about anything so called 'Science' has told us. If we can't find 'Gravity' in the Bible, is it Truth?

Answer 1

A "Theory" is a statement that we make about a large set of similar observations, and use to predict outcomes of other similar observations. By this definition, Both gravity and evolution ARE theories. The fact that we cannot see the theory of evolution DIRECTLY in action, unlike gravity, does not undermine its capability to let us make intelligent predictions and check their truth.

Strangely enough, although many believe that both theories have been completely proven to be true, both are still under close inspection by many scientists. There are cases where each of the theories has proven to contain minor albeit important deficiencies. The fact that we still don't know how gravity fields propagate, and how they relate to the other three major forces in the world (i.e. The unified quantum theory) is a big issue right now. In the same way, scientist sometimes come across species that cannot be well-explained by the theory of evolution as it stands today.

The fact is that ANY theory results from induction (i.e. A is X, whenever A is X then A+1 is X, therefore all A's are X) instead of direct mathematical deduction (A is X, A1 is X, etc.), therefore there always will be the possibility of discovering points in space-time where the theory fails. (e.g. Gravity fails in the singularity at the beginning of the creation of the universe, and Evolution still cannot explain the sudden growth in the brain size of homo-sapiens).

The fact is, we have never been swindled by anyone. Scientists never claim to know the COMPLETE answer, and they are constantly trying to refute and revise previous theories. Their methods are some of the best and most logical that humanity currently has available, and until some direct way to perceive truths isn't practiced globally, we will have to depend on the scientific method to help us understand the world better.

I believe that careful reading of the symbols (Note: not words!) within the bible, quran and other books will not reveal anything that directly refutes major scientific findings. If you have a specific question on a specific passage though, i will be glad to try help you clarify it.

In Love and Light.

Answer 2

But which theory of gravity? There are two in use. Newtonian gravity is fine for big things and enabled us to get to the Moon, put satellites in orbit and send spacecraft to explore the solar system. It is still used for big things because it works even though it is wrong. Einsteinian gravity (relativity) is necessary for things at the subatomic level, Newtonian gravity doesn't work down there. Einsteinian gravity could be used for big things too but it is more complicated than Newtonian and the difference at that level is insignificant.

The theory that completely disagrees with Biblical teaching is the Germ Theory of Disease. The Bible says much about bad air and the wrath of God bringing disease but no germs. Do fundamentlists bother with aseptic surgery in their hospitals. Why?

Gravity is observed. It is explained by the theories. Predictions from the theories are made and are correct. Evolution is observed. It is explained by the theory. Predictions from the theory are made and are correct.

Answer 3

Gravity is not mentioned specifically in scripture but there is a verse that tells us that the earth is hanging upon nothing.-Job 26:7 Who can deny that it is not held within it's position. Only gravitational forces could accomplish this. Also see Job 26:10; 38:8-11; Ec 1:4-7; Isa 40:22.

Some Philosophers say gravity is a theory and try to dispute scientific claims, but many scientists religious and non-religious also dispute their theories.

Answer 4

Actually, gravity IS a theory; that's why it is called the Theory of Gravity. How do you know gravity really exists? Nobody has ever seen the particles that supposedly make gravity work. After centuries of this theory, we still don't know how or why it works.

A better question would be, why does gravity exist? There was no gravity before the Big Bang...what made gravity come to be?

Answer 5

The Bible is symbolism, so there's not much that is pure truth. Please remember, the Bible was written thousands of years ago when men had much more power than women, and science was not as developed. Just because something is not in the Bible, doesn't mean that thing is false. Also, just because something is in the Bible does not make that thing true or the Bible true, either. The Bible is a work of literature that just so happens to be connected to a certain powerful faith. The Bible is not the law, nor something to worship.

Answer 6

Heh. I'll answer that.

I do not believe it.

When God made the world, he didn't tell us exactly how it works. To us, the earth is a black box. we don't really know what's in the very center of the earth; the bible doesn't tell us. Science speculates that it's molten lava, but we can't be for sure until we get down there in fire-proof bunny suits.

I believe that gravity is a property of this black-box like thing that we call the Earth. Faith introduces us to who made the black box, and science is the art of trying to figure out said black box. One property of this black box - gravity. Just another small thing attached to the earth that God did not put into the bible - remember, He is not obligated to tell us anything. He can withhold any information he doesn't think we need to know, or that He thinks would be more benificial if we were to figure it out on our own. EX - gravity.

Answer 7

Give documented evidence when and where "Bush said to be skeptical about anything so called 'Science' has told us"; IN CONTEXT of any such statement. And then get real about gravity! Refrigerators aren't mentioned in the Bible either, but bet you have one! Insanity is real also, and some of these "so-called" questions border on it, and THAT'S THE TRUTH!

Answer 8

Gravity is pretty popular. In fact, all nations appear to endorse its "grounding effects."

It won't catch on as a religion, however, because we cannot conceive of a really god icon or graven image. Sun God, now that's easy! But what would we use for the Great God of Gravitas? Perhaps an apple falling from a tree? No, better yet, a glass of wine, falling to the floor.

Answer 9

Haven't you noticed that, in the entire history of humanity, there is not even one recorded example of gravity having failed. We can predict the paths of celestial objects with astounding accuracy. We can successfully navigate spacecraft between the planets. Pretty solid theory, wouldn't you say? Can something be true if it's not in the Bible? Almost certainly. Can something be true if it is in the Bible? Highly unlikely. Why is this? ...because religion and science don't even operate within the same reality. Four hundred years ago it was discovered that human civilization and especially Christianity was based on a false premise. Our ancient ancestors, including Jesus Christ, his followers, and the founders of the early Christian church were all Solipsists, who imagined that their subjective experience was reality and that the physical realm was a mental illusion. The physics of Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton proved conclusively that the physical was absolutely real. By the beginning of the twentieth century it was also proved that subjective experience is a mental illusion created by our living brains, based on the limited information about physical reality provided by our five senses. If one keeps an open mind about the subject, it is easy to see that very little has actually changed. God still exists where he always has, in the subjective experience of those who believe. God still does not exist where he never has, in the physical realm. What has changed is how humanity defines "reality." Until the seventeenth century, reality was subjective experience and it was easy to believe in God. Who cared that God was never directly observed in the physical realm? Educated men back then all believed that the physical was an irrelevant illusion of the mind.

These days, it's relatively easy to see that believing your subjective experience is actually real is a fundamental human perceptual error. We now know that what we see is actually only what we think we see. If God exists in this reality, He can only be imaginary. Because the definition of reality had to be changed -- because Aristotle got it wrong -- humanity has been forced to re-examine whether a God who always existed in subjective experience but not in the physical realm can be said to actually be real. In the past, a reasonable man could experience the subjective existence of God and know that He existed. Now, a reasonable man cannot observe God in objective (physical) reality and is forced to conclude that God does not exist. Nothing else has changed, except we now know that subjective experience is a mental construction and the physical realm is actually real.

And that, my friends is precisely why I'm forced to remain an atheist and why atheism will eventually dominate Western thinking -- it happens to be the truth, within the current definition of reality.

As for gravity, it's utterly real because it exists in physical reality and operates precisely as predicted by the Newton's Theory of Gravity.

Answer 10

I think that the Gravity theory should be taken out of schools also. Instead they should be learning about how Eve was made out of Adam's rib. Now that's what I call science.