God’s existence cannot be deduced by reason alone. (William of Ockham).
Thinking about the musings from DAY 92: How Sharp Was…And Is…Ockham’s Razor?…
I would submit to you that for those who are not aware of Ockham’s Razor, they are living their lives at a disadvantage. I would further submit to you that once you understand Ockham’s Razor, you will understand much more of the world around you…
And the universe as well.
William of Ockham said many things, and most of the time, they always came to a similar conclusion:
“No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.”
“When you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better.” and,
“Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.”
Among others.
I would submit to you that the biggest take away from the discoveries and teachings of William of Ockham is to not over complicate things.
Now, let’s get back to the scientific field of astronomy and the Holy Bible.
After doing some research, I have found over 120 bible verses that quite simply explain the comings and goings in our universe. Over 120 bible verses that can help us to explain and understand the scientific field of astronomy.
For example, take Genesis 1:3:
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Genesis 1:3 KJV)
According to an article titled:
“Science Uncovers The Origin Of The First Light In The Universe.”
That can be found here:
Among other things, the article makes plenty of scientific claims, all relating to the field of astronomy, that appear to explain how the universe began:
“After centuries of investigating the origins of the Universe, science has finally uncovered what physically happened to “let there be light” in space.”
The article makes fantastic claims, all beginning with 2 scientists back in 1965, “trying to calibrate a new antenna”. For example:
“…we measured this radiation to greater and greater precision, finding that it was not at merely three degrees above absolute zero, but 2.7 K, and then 2.73 K, and then 2.725 K…”
“we measured its spectrum and found it was a perfect blackbody…”
“we’ve even measured — from the absorption and interaction of this light with intervening clouds of gas…”
“these quanta of light could interact with one another, spontaneously producing particle-antiparticle pairs of matter and antimatter…”
“there were some 1089 particle-antiparticle pairs at that time…”
“cosmic inflation, or a period where the energy in the Universe wasn’t dominated by matter (or antimatter) or radiation, but rather by energy inherent to space itself, or an early, super-intense form of dark energy…”
“it created the seed fluctuations for overdensities and underdensities in our Universe today…”
Now, go back to Genesis 1:3:
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Genesis 1:3 KJV)
Now, let’s apply Ockham’s Razor to help us understand potentially how the universe began.
Suppose you were in a room that was completely dark. Reaching towards a wall, you feel a light switch in the off position. You flip that switch from the off position…to on.
What happens next?
The room lights up and now you can see everything that is in it.
On the surface, it sounds pretty simple and yet non eventful, however, consider the potential, larger ramifications of turning that light switch on within the context of reading Genesis 1:3.
Why would it be so impossible to think that someone greater than you and I, was able to turn the light of the universe on…with a really, REALLY big, light switch?
See how applying Ockham’s Razor to the Holy Bible can help you to understand the universe?
Still not convinced that applying Ockham’s Razor to the Holy Bible can help you to understand the scientific field of astronomy?
Is it possible to apply Ockham’s Razor to more verses from the Holy Bible to help us to better understand the scientific field of astronomy?
I will address that next time…
Do not feel discouraged if you do not see a connection with Genesis 1:3 and Ockham’s Razor. Do not feel discouraged if you still cannot see how Ockham’s Razor can be applied to the scientific field of astronomy. Instead, understand that after reading Genesis 1:3 along with using and applying Ockham’s Razor, you are continuing the journey to help you to not only better understand the universe, but your place in it.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Genesis 1:3 KJV)
Was today’s blog a little confusing at times? Was the content perhaps a little overwhelming? Did you feel lost not understanding some or most of the subject matter?
Those feelings are totally understandable and it is ok to have one or more of those feelings. Remember that you are reading Day 93: It Is As Easy As…The Flip Of A Switch.
If you haven’t been in class since the first day of school…or when the project began…or when the contract was first signed, etc., these feelings make perfect and logistical sense.
Please feel free to go back to where all of this began: