Our Awesome Universe - Church of God - NEO

name of science, it seems, any dogmatism, anystrange idea, any unproven theory is allowed.But suppose a believer in the Bible claimedthat the following scripture reveals the answer forthe origin of matter and the universe:"By FAITH we understand that the world wascreated by the word of God, so that what is seenwas made out of things which do not appear"(Hebrews 11:3, Revised Standard Version).Scientists would cry, "Superstition!" "Heresy!""Myth!"However, this scripture merely tells us that anall-wise God created matter out of substances weDO NOT SEE! But astronomers say, "Well, this can'tbe true!"But - in the name of science - they ask youto believe that matter comes FROM NOTHING; wasnot shaped by anyone; and has accidentally takenon great design and lawfulness.Meanwhile, they tell you that to test the ideaof continuous creation of matter is beyond possibility.You take it ALL on faith.Laws of ThermodynamicsThe idea of continuous creation of matterVIOLATES one of the basic foundational principlesof physics - the law of conservation of matterenergy.This law known as the First Law of Thermodynamics,is one of the pillars of true science.This law states that energy can in various waysbe transformed - BUT CANNOT BE CREATEDOR DESTROYED!Matter cannot - of its own - come into existence!BASIC LAWS IN ACTION -Simple collision ballexperiment demonstrates laws of thermodynamics. Whenone ball is released, energy is transferred to ball on otherend. If two balls were released, two balls on other endwould bounce out. Experiment shows energy can be transferredin various ways, but not created - since ball willnot move unless energy is imparted to it. Also, the experimentdemonstrates the second law of thermodynamics,that the universe is running down. For example, the ballwhich has been bounced out, bounces back. Some of theenergy is transferred to all the other balls; some is lost inheat and friction. Ultimately, all the balls will come tofull rest. The energy previously expended has dissipatedand is not retrievable for useful work. However, the energyhas not been destroyed, but has been transformed intoheat and other forms of energy.This LAW stands squarely athwart the passage,blocking with all its force and power, the idea ofcontinuous creation of matter!Defying Universal LawsThe Steady State Theory of continuous creationof matter ATTEMPTS TO DEFY the law of conservationof matter-energy!But theorists claim that their idea DOES NOTbreak the law of conservation of matter-energy.Here is how they reason:"The universe, taken as a whole, constitutes aclosed system within which the energy LEAVING thesystem and the matter DISAPPEARING over the edgeis exactly counterbalanced by the energy introducedin the form of created matter." (ModernTheories of the Universe, James A. Coleman, page165.)The claim is that the total energy in theuniverse does not change.But can it be proved that matter is "disappearing"over the "edge" of the universe? Of course