Comments on: The End of Intelligent Design? What Say You? http://christiannews.co.nz/2010/the-end-of-intelligent-design-what-say-you/ Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:08:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ron Krumpos http://christiannews.co.nz/2010/the-end-of-intelligent-design-what-say-you/comment-page-1/#comment-70844 Ron Krumpos Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:07:14 +0000 http://christiannews.co.nz/2010/the-end-of-intelligent-design-what-say-you/#comment-70844 Most people, especially in the West, view life in linear time with a beginning and an end. To some in the East, life is cyclical and continuous; time repeats itself endlessly in an altered form. For them the Universe itself is infinite and eternal, a continuum of expansion and contraction. The Oxford American Dictionary defines "brane" as: an extended object with any given number of dimensions, of which strings in string theory are examples with one dimension. Our universe is a 3-brane. "Endless Universe / Beyond the Big Bang" (published by Doubleday 2007) was written by Paul Steinhardt, Albert Einstein professor of physics at Princeton, and Neil Turok, Chair of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge. They write: "The big bang was not the beginning but the moment separating our current period of expansion and cooling from a previous one. ...the universe has an extra dimension [beyond space-time] bounded by branes...the branes collided with each other to create the bang." In "The Fabric of the Cosmos (published by Vintage Books 2005), Columbia University professor of physics and mathematics Brian Greene says: "...if cosmological evolution on our three-brane [universe] is driven by repeated collisions with a nearby brane, time as we know it would span only one of the universe's many cycles, with one big bang followed by another, and then another." Most people, especially in the West, view life in linear time with a beginning and an end. To some in the East, life is cyclical and continuous; time repeats itself endlessly in an altered form. For them the Universe itself is infinite and eternal, a continuum of expansion and contraction.

The Oxford American Dictionary defines “brane” as: an extended object with any given number of dimensions, of which strings in string theory are examples with one dimension. Our universe is a 3-brane.

“Endless Universe / Beyond the Big Bang” (published by Doubleday 2007) was written by Paul Steinhardt, Albert Einstein professor of physics at Princeton, and Neil Turok, Chair of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge. They write:
“The big bang was not the beginning but the moment separating our current period of expansion and cooling from a previous one. …the universe has an extra dimension [beyond space-time] bounded by branes…the branes collided with each other to create the bang.”

In “The Fabric of the Cosmos (published by Vintage Books 2005), Columbia University professor of physics and mathematics Brian Greene says:
“…if cosmological evolution on our three-brane [universe] is driven by repeated collisions with a nearby brane, time as we know it would span only one of the universe’s many cycles, with one big bang followed by another, and then another.”

]]> By: Ron Krumpos http://christiannews.co.nz/2010/the-end-of-intelligent-design-what-say-you/comment-page-1/#comment-69167 Ron Krumpos Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:10:15 +0000 http://christiannews.co.nz/2010/the-end-of-intelligent-design-what-say-you/#comment-69167 There are three excellent books related to this topic, written by contemporary scientists who are also deeply religious. Intelligent design need not mean creationism; evolution need not mean lack of intelligence. "The Language of God," by Francis S. Collins (Free Press/Simon & Schuster 2006). Dr Collins was head-Human Genome Project. He believes that faith in God and science can co-exist and be harmonious. "Let There be Light," by Howard Smith (New World Library 2006). Dr. Smith is a senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center. He explains how modern study of the cosmos complements the Kabbalah. "Intelligence in Nature," by Jeremy Narby (Jeremy P. Thatcher/Penguin 2005). Dr. Narby has a doctorate in anthropology. He makes a reasoned connection between shamanistic beliefs and modern science. There are three excellent books related to this topic, written by contemporary scientists who are also deeply religious. Intelligent design need not mean creationism; evolution need not mean lack of intelligence.

“The Language of God,” by Francis S. Collins (Free Press/Simon & Schuster 2006). Dr Collins was head-Human Genome Project. He believes that faith in God and science can co-exist and be harmonious.

“Let There be Light,” by Howard Smith (New World Library 2006). Dr. Smith is a senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center. He explains how modern study of the cosmos complements the Kabbalah.

“Intelligence in Nature,” by Jeremy Narby (Jeremy P. Thatcher/Penguin 2005). Dr. Narby has a doctorate in anthropology. He makes a reasoned connection between shamanistic beliefs and modern science.

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