God's Amazing CreationGod's Amazing Creation

What can we learn about GOD What can we learn about GOD from the universe He made?from the universe He made?

Jeff ZweerinkJeff Zweerink

Azusa Pacific University, 16 Oct 2002Azusa Pacific University, 16 Oct 2002

OutlineOutline

The universe in lightThe universe in light The universe in temperatureThe universe in temperature The universe in “matter”The universe in “matter”

Some closing thoughtsSome closing thoughts

Man’s spiritual history will positively demonstrate that no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God.

A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

The night sky in visible light

The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Atmospheric Transparency

The night sky in radio (just above FM)

The night sky in radio (neutral Hydrogen)

The night sky in microwaves

The night sky in infrared

The night sky in visible light (again)

The night sky in X-rays

The night sky in Gamma-rays

More Gamma Rays

Gamma-ray Bursts

Temperature in Temperature in the the

UniverseUniverse

Life is only possible in this narrow range

The universe in “matter”The universe in “matter”

Everything on Earth is made up of protons, Everything on Earth is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. This is normally referred neutrons, and electrons. This is normally referred to as baryonic matter and composes roughly 3% to as baryonic matter and composes roughly 3% of all “matter” in the universeof all “matter” in the universe

A little more than 30% of the A little more than 30% of the stuffstuff in the universe in the universe is some form of is some form of “dark matter”“dark matter” that we don’t that we don’t understand yetunderstand yet

Roughly 65% of the Roughly 65% of the “stuff”“stuff” of the universe is of the universe is unlike any thing we are acquainted with. This unlike any thing we are acquainted with. This “stuff”“stuff” is usually referred to as is usually referred to as dark energydark energy and is and is often associated with Einstein’s cosmological often associated with Einstein’s cosmological constant.constant.

What about this What about this dark dark energyenergy??

Acts like anti-gravity so it causes the Acts like anti-gravity so it causes the acceleration of the universe.acceleration of the universe.

May be constant or may change with timeMay be constant or may change with time If strictly constant, the initial value must If strictly constant, the initial value must

be fine-tuned to better than 1 part in 10be fine-tuned to better than 1 part in 10120120

If not strictly constant, must answer the If not strictly constant, must answer the question “Why is the dark energy scale question “Why is the dark energy scale about the same as the ‘matter’ scale about the same as the ‘matter’ scale now?”now?”

God's minimum God's minimum dimensionalitydimensionality

We live in a 4 dimensional universe We live in a 4 dimensional universe that most likely is part of a 10 that most likely is part of a 10 dimensional space. dimensional space.

Since this universe had a Since this universe had a transcendent creator, GOD must transcendent creator, GOD must exist in exist in at least at least space-time space-time dimensions dimensions (or their equivalent).(or their equivalent).

Thus, GOD is far more powerful than Thus, GOD is far more powerful than we could ever imagine.we could ever imagine.