Thread: Speed of Light slowing down?

-The field of physics worships at the altar of c, the velocity of light. It is widely regarded as the inviolate constant which affects all things: from our knowledge of astronomy to the very behavior of subatomic particles. Even the basic relationship between mass and energy is known by every schoolboy as E = mc².

For many years, and in many of our previously published materials, we have made allusions to the very controversial view, held by some, that the speed of light (usually designated mathematically by "c") has been slowing down.¹ We have, naturally, received a number of adverse reactions from those who have difficulties dealing with this possibility.

Evidence suggesting that the velocity of light, c, has been slowing down throughout history was first reported by Barry Setterfield and Trevor Norman for some years.² Now two physicists-Dr. Joao Magueijo, a Royal Society research fellow at Imperial College, London, and Dr. Andreas Albrecht, of the University of California at Davis-are proposing that, immediately after the universe was born, the speed of light may have been far faster than its present-day value of 186,000 miles per second.³ They now believe that it has been slowing down ever since. The effects predicted by their theory are to be published in the prestigious scientific journal, Physical Review. "If it's true, it would be a very big leap forward that will affect our perception of the universe and much of theoretical physics," said Dr. Magueijo.

One mystery that it seems to be able to explain is why the universe is so uniform-why opposite extremes of the cosmos that are too far apart to have ever been in contact with each other appear to obey the same rules of physics and are even at about the same temperature. It would only be possible for light to cross from one side to the other if it traveled much faster than today moments after the universe was created, between 10 billion and 15 billion years ago. Their hypothesis suggests it was so fast that it could have been travelling at 186,000 miles a second multiplied by a figure with 70 zeroes after it...

...There appears to be some Scriptural basis for assuming an original close coupling between the spiritual and physical world. The highly venerated Onkelos translation of Genesis 1:31 emphasizes that originally "...it was a unified order." The suggestion has been advanced that current physics, including the entropy laws ("the bondage of decay"9 ), were a result of the fall of man recorded in Genesis Chapter 3.¹⁰

The entropy laws reveal a universe which is "winding down." It had to have been initially "wound-up." This windup-the reduction of entropy, or the infusion of order (information)-is described in Genesis 1 in a series of six stages. The terms used in this progressive reduction of entropy (disorder) are erev and boker, which have led to their being translated "evening" and "morning."¹¹ Evening-and-mornings constituted the principal stages of creation. Six "evenings" and "mornings" became the "days" constituting the creation "week." However, what we presently know about the physical universe is derived only from observing the universe after the upheavals of Genesis 3.

Some of us suspect that the ostensible decay of c, the slowing velocity of light, was one of the results of the upheavals of Genesis Chapter 3.

http://www.khouse.org/articles/1999/225/

Hmmmmm....

I believe sin is impacting nature...all this is in conjunction with prophesy...the end dime depicts both natural and man made disasters...

As a total non scientist I could not en begin to discuss that or even make an educated determination if it's true or not...same with global warming....

I have to take a neutral position on this while recognizing it is VERY possible....I have had no confidence in the Scientific absolutes such as carbon footprints pointing to an OLD earth in relationship to mankind's beginning so embracing Gap was not necessary for me...if the formula is wrong so will the conclusion....and science has so blatantly rejected and worked to prove God the creator does NOT exist that I hold little doubt many chose to believe any formula that seemed to disprove Him...

Interesting article...thanks...I had not heard this before...

Who cares???

Christians should be winning the lost and making disciples... not worrying about this garbage.

I can help you guys out on this... once Jesus starts His 1000 reign, He will fix anything that is wrong with the earth until the time the earth is replaced by the new Heaven and new earth.

So, Jesus has things under control... no need to waste good brain time on conjecture

Originally Posted by Farm Truck

Who cares???

Ya know, you're always jumping in on our threads, its time for you to start some...let's see what you got.

Originally Posted by krystian

Ya know, you're always jumping in on our threads, its time for you to start some...let's see what you got.