These laws seem to
rule in favor of the biblical revelation and against the theory of evolution.
First law of thermodynamics [states that] – Energy can neither be
created nor destroyed. It can only change forms. In any process, the total
energy of the universe remains the same. http://physicsforidiots.com/physics/thermodynamics/
(All of the following quotations come from this source.)
In simpler terms:
· “The total amount of energy in an isolated system
is conserved.”
· The energy in a system can be converted to heat or
work or other things, but you always have the same total that you started with.
· As an analogy, think of energy as indestructible
blocks. If you have 30 blocks, then whatever you do to or with the blocks you
will always have 30 of them at the end. You can’t destroy them, only move them
around or divide them up, but there will always be 30. Sometimes you may loose
one or more, but they still have to be taken account of because Energy is
Conserved.
This finding argues in favor of a
sudden creation and against Darwinian gradualisitic evolution of matter and
energy. It defies any naturalistic explanation. Despite all of our
technological prowess, we cannot add an atom or a cockroach to this universe. It
is set, fixed, and unchangeable – a strangely inviolable world temporarily on
loan to our ungrateful hands – hardly the product of a chaotic explosion.
In fact, this law stands in
defiance of our intelligence, creativity, and will. Perhaps, it serves as a
reminder that this universe does not belong to us, but to a Designer who has
created a world that surprisingly meets our needs.
Second law of thermodynamics [states that] – The entropy of an isolated
system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a
maximum value at equilibrium.
Entropy is the dissipation of
molecules and systems. Mountains erode, gases disperse, suns burn out, and our
human genome deteriorates, collecting more and more genetic defects.
According to this law, we should
expect to find de-evolution (deterioration or dis-organization) instead of
evolution (organization). Consequently:
· [Evolution] is completely contradicted by the
Second Law, which stipulates that all real “systems and processes” including
all biological and physical processes, naturally diminish to lower levels of
organization and complexity—regardless of whether the system is open or
closed.11 According to Dr. R. B. Lindsay, Ph.D. in physics, the Second Law
reveals that the “natural tendency of complex, ordered arrangements and systems
is to become simpler and more disorderly with time. In summary, there is an
irreversible downward trend at work throughout the universe. http://creationsciencetoday.com/03-De-Evolution.html
Therefore, the findings of
entropy align with the biblical account that God had created the universe and
described it as “very good,” and it has been going downhill since.
Yet God seems to be still in
control. Amidst the growing disorder, we find precise formulas describing this increasing
disorder in terms that are unchanging.
Why do these precise formulas
remain immutable and universal in a world of growing entropy? This duality
speaks of two distinct realities – (1) a mutable physical cosmos (2) determined
by the immutable, universal, and elegant laws of science, which point to
another reality, a transcendent one.
We demand evidence of God.
However, it stares us in the face. We can turn from it but only in the
direction of darkness.
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