Lilse, Jason Taking Back Astronomy, Master Books, Green Forest, AR. (2007)
The book begins by pointing out the wonders of God’s creation in the cosmos and the bible verses that go along with it. Isa. 40:22 God stretches out the heavens like a curtain. Gen. 22:17 As the Stars in the heavens, and the as the sand which is on the sea shore. Gen 32:12. about the same # 10×22 power. P. 33. Conservation of mater and energy. Jer. 33:25 The ordinances of heaven and earth. Isa. 40:22 the circle of the earth. Job 26:10 God draws a horizon as a circle on the water at the place where light and darkness meet. Job 26:7 and hangs the earth on nothing. John 1:3 all things were made be God Heb. 1:3 he upholds all things by his sustaining power., Col.1:17 by and through him all things consist. Mal. 3:6 God is consistent; Numb. 23:19 does not arbitrarily change his mind. Isa. 1:18 reason together. Gen. 1:14 Universe made to divided the day from night, for signs seasons, days and yrs. and to Declare God’s glory. Ps.19:1;
The law of conservation of mass and engrgy.p.32, big bang to heat death, p.44 lack of usable energy, in universe. Cosmic Microwave Background = 2.7K and uniform. But big bang says diff. temp at diff. locations. Big bang explains by 2 different inflation rates.p.48-50. Recession of the moon 800 ft in 6000 yr. With 4.5 million yr 1.5 mill. on top of earth. p.56-7; Magnetic fields declining, planets and earth p. 58-65, Not all have dynamo generation. Suns field is diff. from earth. Humphries’s model is verified by latter field data for a number of planets. Mag. data does not fit with billions of yrs. Spiral Galaxies problem. They rotate but are not tightly would up as would occur in billions of yrs.p.66., Comets problem. P.67. Baryon # prob. Experiment of converting energy into mass yield equal amount of antimatter and mater. No antimatter is found in the universe. If the 2 come together then react to form energy. Proton and neutrons are Baryons. P.80-2. Prob. Planet formation – solid planets and then gas planets around star. This has not been found for other extra solar planets- we see only gas giant planets around a star.p.83-4; Star formation prob. Internal gas pressure, star spin and magnetic repulsion would not allow gas to be compressed into a star.p.85; very unique earth, sun and moon size and placement and orbit prob. –just exactly right for life. No other planets found to have habitable conditions.. p88; Prob. No redemption or plan for ET.p.94; Where is everybody prob. = Fermi paradox SETI search hasn’t found any life.p.98 Search for life partly motivated by search for higher knowledge, (God is source of knowledge Co.2:3) Rom: 1:18-25 rejection of God in favor of naturalism. Common world view:
1. I exist Ps. 139:14 God made me.
2. There is a reality beyond myself Gen. 1:1; Ps 19:1-6
3. I have senses which can be used to probe reality. Gen 1:26-28 Created in God’s image to have dominion
4. There are laws of logic Isa.1:18, Luke 24:39
5. I can use the laws of logic to draw accurate conclusions about the universe.
For Naturalist philosophy: laws of logic are mental constructs not universal truths, why can the senses and mind be viewed as reliable, only survival value, how can there moral correctness? World view – Dead men do bleed story example.