The Origin of the Universe

NGC 2207, NGC 2163

A Brief History of Ancient Cosmology

Babylonian Sky Dome

Greek/Roman god Atlas

Aristotle’s Geocentric Universe

Ptolomy’s Geocentric Universe

Kepler’s elliptical orbit

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Galileo, the Church and the ScripturesPsalm 93:1,2

The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed

with strength. The world is firmly established;it cannot be

moved.Your throne was established long ago;

you are from all eternity. 

Galileo, the Church and the ScripturesPsalm 97:1-4

The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;let the distant shores rejoice.

Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the

foundation of his throne. Fire goes before him and consumes his foes

on every side. His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.  

Albert Einstein

Relativity & Curved Space

The Expanding Universe

The velocity of expansion is expressed in the equation:

v = Hr in which v is velocity, r is distance between two points,

and H, called Hubble's constant, is a proportionality value that relates velocity and distance.

The Doppler Effect

Stationary Source

Moving Source

The Redshift Problems

Various Cosmological Models

space

time (infinity)

Lemaitre/Eddington Hesitation Model Origin in unobservable time

00

space

Hoyle’s Steady State Model Hydrogen gushers in unobservable space

time (infinity)0

0

Another Thought Experiment

Stephen Hawkingand “imaginary

time”

“What place, then, for a creator?”

Bumps in the Big Bang

space

Oscillating Big Bang Model 99% of required matter unobservable

time (infinity)0

0

space

Inflationary Big Bang Model Unobserved in time

time (infinity)10 sec-430

0

“It’s like looking at

god.”

George Smoot and the

“background radiation”

Background RadiationThe “Face of God?”

 http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/violence/bang2.html

Background Radiation and Compton Scattering

Scientific “Proof?”

Background RadiationThe Smooth Cosmic

Background RadiationFluctuations of less than 1/100,000 of the average

background radiation.

 The Clumpy UniverseStructured patterns that stretch across 1/4 of the

universe 

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/violence/bang2.html

Cosmological Models Come & Go

Evidence for a Young Earth

Process Max Age(years)

Evolution Age (years)

1. Galaxies wind up too fast several million 10 Billion

2. Comets Disintegrate too quickly 100,000 10 Billion

3. Earth's continents erode too fast 15 million 5 Billion

4. Not enough sediment on the sea floors 15 million 200 million

5. Ocean accumulates sodium too fast 60 million 3 Billion

6. Earth's magnetic field energy decays too fast. 10,000 5 Billion

7. Multilayer fossils straddle too many strata several millions

8. Many strata are too tightly bent several thousand 100 million

9. Out of sequence fossils scramble timetable ? 100s of millions

10. Not enough helium in earth's atmosphere 2 million 5 billion

11. Fossil radioactivity shortens "geologic ages“ to several years

instantaneous 5 billion

Creation’s Tiny MysteryRadio Halo Evidence

IC418

Starlight and Time

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

Significant SourcesAnswers in Genesis

Institute for Creation ResearchChristian Answers Network

See online lecture notes for other sources