BiblePhysics
Age of the Universe: Overview
One of the fundamental aspects of evolution theory and supernatural creation is the age of the universe. While young-earth creationists who hold a literal view of the Genesis account in the Bible stand on a six- to ten-thousand year old creation, there are aspects to our universe -- such as distances to stars and galaxies -- that are exponentially greater than this time frame would allow. And these distances cannot be disputed in any reasonable sense.
Meanwhile, evolutionists, and those Bible believers who stand on an old-earth creation, adhere to the figure generally accepted among astrophysicists, which presently is 13.2 billion years. However, this figure is not without complications.
This section deals with the relationship between astrophysics and the underlying principles of evolution theory and supernatural creation as they are impacted by the age of the universe. The focus is the nature of the red shift, and research into the possibility that the age of the universe might be defined by two separate timelines -- one dynamic; one atomic.
- Big Bang Cosmology presents a general background on the most widely accepted view of how the universe began, and the problems in reconciling an expanding universe with observational research.
- The Redshift examines the widely held belief that the redshift is a result of Doppler effect. The focus is on observational research that contradicts this view, which would then suggests a static universe.
- Age of the Universe explores the possibility that there may be two timelines by which the age of the universe is measured, dynamic and atomic, resulting in a universe that is very young, and at the same time very old.
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