Psalm 102:25-26Compiled long before scientific knowledge was available, this proclamation from David in the context of speaking to God both describes and agrees perfectly not only with Hubble’s Law and the findings of the greatest cosmologists, but also with Carnot’s Principle and the findings of Lord Kelvin and the greatest physicists. Based on observations of redshifts from distant galaxies, Hubble’s Law led to a concept described as the Big Bang that conforms perfectly to this verse from the Psalms and the first three words of Genesis as well. As defined by a universe in decay, Carnot’s Principle of entropy, also known as the second law of thermodynamics, states that in any exchange there is always a loss of energy in the form of irrecoverable heat. Left of its own accord, our entire universe would eventually wear out and reach a state in which zero molecular activity would be occurring anywhere.
The relevant verse reads, "In the beginning you laid the foundations of the Earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment."
Popsicles & Sound ScienceStephen J. Gould once commented that orthodoxy can color our interpretation of the facts, and many people subconsciously interpret evidence to prove their desired conclusion. Even the most honest of writers often do research to confirm their personal convictions or attack somebody else’s, and unfortunately it is rather easy to enter into and conduct research with an unhealthy confirmation bias. In the worst case, a writer will selectively interpret evidence without acknowledgment or cross-examination of any counter evidence. As opposed to rendering an objective decision based on the sum total of pertinent evidence, the victims of confirmation bias usually embark upon research with premeditated conclusions, and often they will go to great lengths to get them.