William wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:11 pm “What was it designed for?” “What is the nature of the designer{s}” Yes, studying nature only provides a general revelation of God and does not lead to any specifics about God. In theology, general revelation, or natural revelation, refers to knowledge about God and spiritual matters, discovered …
As for evidence supporting design in the universe, I mentioned in post 1358 about the “flatness problem”: otseng wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:39 am As for the universe being Euclidean, this is the flatness problem. In the case of the flatness problem, the parameter which appears fine-tuned is the density of matter and energy …
Diagoras wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 5:54 pm otseng wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:20 am This is the telltale sign that something is ad hoc – something is proposed that does not flow from the model and is created purely to address problems in the model. Others would say, “refine the original model based …
Diagoras wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:56 pm The theory of inflation was conceived in around 1979 to resolve some problems with the Big Bang, This is the telltale sign that something is ad hoc – something is proposed that does not flow from the model and is created purely to address problems in the …
If the universe is flat (which measurements back up), then the universe is not curved onto itself. So, the ad hoc explanation of inflationary theory is added. In physical cosmology, cosmic inflation, cosmological inflation, or just inflation, is a theory of exponential expansion of space in the early universe. The inflationary epoch lasted from 10−36 …
More about the uniformity of the CMBR: The cosmic microwave background is the afterglow radiation left over from the hot Big Bang. Its temperature is extremely uniform all over the sky. https://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_cosmo_fluct.html However, standard Big Bang theory does not account for all of the observed properties of the CMB. In particular, once we remove the …
JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 3:19 pm“An “early stage” doesn’t tell us what’s beyond. If we cannot detect what’s beyond the CMBR, then there’s no evidence to support any scientific claims beyond that limit. We have reached the limits of science. Anything beyond that is purely theoretical. Here is the summary of my logic …
JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:33 pm otseng wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:34 am I’m no astronomer or cosmologist, but I think we can try to reason it out. The first thing is to determine is what is the shape of the universe. Is it really curved 3-dimensionally so that we are like …
Trying to get back to cosmology, anyone want to give evidence to support we are not at the center of universe? Or is it by blind faith this is accepted? https://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1090559#p1090559 JoeyKnothead wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:43 am Surely the fact that we orbit around the sun is clear demonstration we ain’t even the …
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brunumb wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:10 am otseng wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:03 am Scientists have historically balked at the idea of the universe having a beginning in time since it would support the Biblical account. Is that just your opinion or do you have a verifiable source for that claim? How Anti-Religious …
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