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Theory Of Relativity
The General Theory of Relativity demonstrates that time is linked, or
related, to matter and space, and thus the dimensions of time, space, and
matter constitute what we would call a continuum. They must come into being at
precisely the same instant.
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Time itself cannot exist in the absence of matter and space. From this, we can infer that the uncaused first cause must exist outside of the four dimensions of space and time, and possess eternal, personal, and intelligent qualities in order to possess the capabilities of intentionally space, matter -- and indeed even time itself -- into being. Moreover, the very physical nature of time and space also suggest a Creator, for infinity and eternity must necessarily exist from a logical perspective.
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The existence of time implies eternity (as time has a beginning
and an end), and the existence of space implies infinity. The very concepts of
infinity and eternity infer a Creator because they find their very state of
being in God, who transcends both and simply is.
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Theory of Relativity – A Brief History
Although the
concept of relativity was not introduced by Einstein, his major contribution
was the recognition that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant and an
absolute physical boundary for motion.
This does not
have a major impact on a person's day-to-day life since we travel at speeds
much slower than light speed.
For objects
travelling near light speed, however, the theory of relativity states that
objects will move slower and shorten in length from the point of view of an
observer on Earth.
Einstein also
derived the famous equation, E = mc2, which reveals
the equivalence of mass and energy.
When Einstein
applied his theory to gravitational fields, he derived the "curved
space-time continuum" which depicts the dimensions of space and time as a
two-dimensional surface where massive objects create valleys and dips in the
surface.
This aspect of
relativity explained the phenomena of light bending around the sun, predicted
black holes as well as the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB) -- a discovery
rendering fundamental anomalies in the classic Steady-State hypothesis.
For his work
on relativity, the photoelectric effect and blackbody radiation, Einstein
received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
Theory of
Relativity – The Basics
Physicists usually dichotomize the Theory of Relativity into two parts.
· The first is the Special Theory of Relativity, which essentially
deals with the question of whether rest and motion are relative or absolute,
and with the consequences of Einstein’s conjecture that they are relative.
· The second is the General Theory of Relativity, which primarily
applies to particles as they accelerate, particularly due to gravitation, and
acts as a radical revision of Newton’s theory, predicting important new results
for fast-moving and/or very massive bodies.
The General
Theory of Relativity correctly reproduces all validated predictions of Newton’s
theory, but expands on our understanding of some of the key principles.
General
relativity irons out this paradox, for it shows that objects continue to move
in a straight line in space-time, but we observe the motion as acceleration
because of the curved nature of space-time.
Einstein’s
theories of both special and general relativity have been confirmed to be
accurate to a very high degree over recent years, and the data has been shown
to corroborate many key predictions; the most famous being the solar eclipse of
1919 bearing testimony that the light of stars is indeed deflected by the sun
as the light passes near the sun on its way to earth.
The total solar
eclipse allowed astronomers to -- for the first time -- analyse starlight near
the edge of the sun, which had been previously inaccessible to observers due to
the intense brightness of the sun.
It also
predicted the rate at which two neutron stars orbiting one another will move
toward each other.
When this
phenomenon was first documented, general relativity proved itself accurate to
better than a trillionth of a percent precision, thus making it one of the best
confirmed principles in all of physics.
Applying the
principle of general relativity to our cosmos reveals that it is not static.
Edwin Hubble
(1889-1953) demonstrated in 1928 that the Universe is expanding, showing beyond
reasonable doubt that the Universe sprang into being a finite time ago.
The most common
contemporary interpretation of this expansion is that this began to exist from
the moment of the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago.
However this is
not the only plausible cosmological model which exists in academia, and many
creation physicists such as Russell Humphreys and John Hartnett have devised
models operating with a biblical framework, which -- to date -- have withstood
the test of criticism from the most vehement of opponents.
Theory of
Relativity – A Testament to Creation
Using the observed cosmic expansion conjunctively with the general theory of
relativity, we can infer from the data that the further back into time one
looks, the universe ought to diminish in size accordingly.
This is
referred to as the Cosmological arrow of time, and implies that the future is
-- by definition -- the direction towards which the universe increases in size.
The expansion
of the universe also gives rise to the second law of thermodynamics, which
states that the overall entropy (or disorder) in the Universe can only increase
with time because the amount of energy available for work deteriorates with
time.
If the
universe was eternal, therefore, the amount of usable energy available for work
would have already been exhausted.
Hence it
follows that at one point the entropy value was at absolute 0 (most ordered
state at the moment of creation) and the entropy has been increasing ever since
-- that is, the universe at one point was fully “wound up” and has been winding
down ever since.
This has
profound theological implications, for it shows that time itself is necessarily
finite.
If the
universe were eternal, the thermal energy in the universe would have been
evenly distributed throughout the cosmos, leaving each region of the cosmos at
uniform temperature (at very close to absolute 0), rendering no further work
possible.
The General
Theory of Relativity demonstrates that time is linked, or related, to matter
and space, and thus the dimensions of time, space, and matter constitute what
we would call a continuum.
From this, we
can infer that the uncaused first cause must exist outside of the four
dimensions of space and time, and possess eternal, personal, and intelligent
qualities in order to possess the capabilities of intentionally space, matter
-- and indeed even time itself -- into being.
Moreover, the
very physical nature of time and space also suggest a Creator, for infinity and
eternity must necessarily exist from a logical perspective.
The existence
of time implies eternity (as time has a beginning and an end), and the
existence of space implies infinity.
The very concepts of infinity and eternity infer a Creator because they find their very state of being in God, who transcends both and simply is.
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