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The beginning and end of time
1. The beginning and end of time
2. Thermodynamics as a puzzle
How likely is it that when dropping puzzle pieces onto a table, the puzzle is assembled instead of being a random pile of pieces?
Thermodynamics is the study of heat as "
thermo" and movement as "
dynamic". For the law of increasing order think of shuffling a deck of
52 cards. What is the probability that a shuffle will result in the deck being put back into order (e.g., in order, the sets hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs, each from Ace to King )?
This page contains an initial discussion of the Big Bang as it relates to various scientific and information based considerations.
3. The beginning and end of time
Both the Bible and current scientific thought (since the end of the 19th century) agree that there is a
beginning to time and an
end to time as we know it. The two viewpoints disagree on the time scale.
Modern secular view: Due to the 2nd law of thermodynamics, about 1900, it was recognized that there must be a beginning of time and an end of time.
4. Non-Biblical view
Going back to antiquity, many in the ancient world believed that the universe always existed and would always exist.
This is represented on the diagram using the concept of infinity as the symbol "
∞".
5. From nothing
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. [kjv]
εν αρχη εποιησεν ο θεος τον ουρανον και την γην [lxx]
… principio … caelum … terram [v]
The Bible view is that there is a creator who made the universe consisting of space, time, mass, etc., and that there is a beginning of time and an end of time.
That is, God created everything (time and space and matter) from "
nothing" (as far as we are told).
6. Genesis 1:1
KJV: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Hebrew: בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ׃
Greek: εν αρχη εποιησεν ο θεος τον ουρανον και την γην
Latin: in principio creavit Deus caelum et terram
Wycliffe: In the bigynnyng God made of nouyt heuene and erthe.
Tyndale: In the begynnynge God created heaven and erth.
Luther: Am Anfang schuf Gott Himmel und Erde.
Slavonic: В начале сотвори Бог небо и землю.
Russian: В начале сотворил Бог небо и землю.
Spanish: En el principio creó Dios los cielos y la tierra.
The Biblical view that there is a beginning of time and an end of time can be represented with the following diagram.
Thus, eternity includes what happens after the end of time (as we know it).
7. Solution
The secular solution to this quandary was to have a beginning and an end.
The beginning and end eventually resulted in the acceptance of the theory of the big bang - that everything came from nothing.
8. Big bang
A beginning requires a beginning. Is the big bang an "
optical illusion"? Or just an "
illusion"?
Note the optical illusion created at the center - where one sees a circle where one does not exist. The mind fabricates that circle. Might it be the same with the big bang?
9. Pattern
There is a pattern here.
Whenever a traditional secular view becomes needs to change to a view that is the Biblical view, a new theory is needed to discount the Biblical view.
In this case, the "near past" needs to be the "distant past" while the "near future" needs to be the "distant future".
And, in this case, the "beginning" is the "Big Bang" while the "end" is the "heat death".
10. Complicated math equations
Getting something from nothing is not intuitive. So some mind tricks are required to adjust to this way of thinking. Of course, it helps if one can dress up the theory with complicated equations that few can really understand.
11. Matthew
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. [kjv]
ο ουρανος και η γη παρελευσεται οι δε λογοι μου ου μη παρελθωσιν [gnt]
heaven and earth are time and space and mass as we know it.
words are information that can transcend time and space as we know it.
12. Matthew 24:35
KJV: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Greek: ο ουρανος και η γη παρελευσονται παρελευσεται οι δε λογοι μου ου μη παρελθωσιν
Wycliffe: heuene and erthe schulen passe, but my wordis schulen not passe.
13. Peter
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. [kjv]
ηξει δε ημερα κυριου ως κλεπτης εν η οι ουρανοι ροιζηδον παρελευσονται στοιχεια δε καυσουμενα λυθησεται και γη και τα εν αυτη εργα [gnt]
14. 2 Peter 3:10
KJV: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Greek: ηξει δε η ημερα κυριου ως κλεπτης εν νυκτι εν η οι ουρανοι ροιζηδον παρελευσονται στοιχεια δε καυσουμενα λυθησονται λυθησεται και γη και τα εν αυτη εργα κατακαησεται ευρεθησεται
Wycliffe: For the dai of the Lord schal come as a theef, in which heuenes with greet bire schulen passe, and elementis schulen be dissoluyd bi heete, and the erthe, and alle the werkis that ben in it, schulen be brent.
15. Second law of thermodynamics
Hebrews 1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; [kjv]
αυτοι απολουνται συ δε διαμενεις και παντες ως ιματιον παλαιωθησονται [gnt]
The second law of thermodynamics (about 1900) states that, over time, everything (in a closed system) becomes more
disordered over time.
Entropy increases over time.
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Heat flows from hotter to cooler areas.
ice melting
coffee cooling
disorder over time
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Time flows from beginning to end.
There is a beginning of time.
There is an end of time.
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The 2nd Law can be interpreted as decay (and disorder and corruption) over time and requires both a beginning and an end to time - just like the Bible claims. This view took a few generations to be accepted.
16. Hebrews 1:11
KJV: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
Hebrew: המה יאבדו ואתה תעמד וכלם כבגד יבלו׃
Greek: αυτοι απολουνται συ δε διαμενεις και παντες ως ιματιον παλαιωθησονται
17. Isaiah 51:6 Wax old like a garment
Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. [kjv]
αρατε εις τον ουρανον τους οφθαλμους υμων και εμβλεψατε εις την γην κατω οτι ο ουρανος ως καπνος εστερεωθη η δε γη ως ιματιον παλαιωθησεται οι δε κατοικουντες την γην ωσπερ ταυτα αποθανουνται το δε σωτηριον μου εις τον αιωνα εσται η δε δικαιοσυνη μου ου μη εκλιπη [lxx]
18. Isaiah 51:6
KJV: Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Hebrew: שאו לשמים עיניכם והביטו אל הארץ מתחת כי שמים כעשן נמלחו והארץ כבגד תבלה וישביה כמו כן ימותון וישועתי לעולם תהיה וצדקתי לא תחת׃
Greek: αρατε εις τον ουρανον τους οφθαλμους υμων και εμβλεψατε εις την γην κατω οτι ο ουρανος ως καπνος εστερεωθη η δε γη ως ιματιον παλαιωθησεται οι δε κατοικουντες την γην ωσπερ ταυτα αποθανουνται το δε σωτηριον μου εις τον αιωνα εσται η δε δικαιοσυνη μου ου μη εκλιπη
19. Years
What is the difference between 10,000 years and 10,000,000,000 years?
When considering coded information (book, DNA, etc.) it does not matter.
Life could not originate by chance.
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Details are left as a future topic.
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20. Second law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics (about 1900) states that, over time, everything (in a closed system) becomes more disordered over time. One consequence is that
heat flows from
hotter to
cooler areas.
ice melting
coffee cooling
disorder over time
Both the Bible and current scientific thought (since the end of the 19th century) agree that there is a
beginning to time and an
end to time as we know it. The two viewpoints disagree on the time scale.
Modern secular view: Due to the 2nd law of thermodynamics, about 1900, it was recognized that there must be a beginning of time and an end of time.
21. The beginning and end of time
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. [kjv]
εν αρχη εποιησεν ο θεος τον ουρανον και την γην [lxx]
1 Ancient view
2 Biblical view
3 Secular view
4 Modern views
Year views:
Bible:
thousands Secular:
billionsFactor: million
There
must be a
beginning to time and an
end to time. The secular view is called the "
big bang". The Bible view is in Genesis 1:1. The secular end of time is the "
heat death". From where came "
coded information"? The "
big bang" appears to require a "
finite universe" and "
finite time".
[Nachmanides, clocks]
... more to be added ...
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