Astronomy
According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary astronomy is "the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties." [1] It has been studied since ancient times, forming a major part of the religions of many early civilizations such as the Egyptians and the Aztecs. The great stone henge at Stonehenge in England is also thought to be an astronomical observatory. The handing down of complex astronomical teachings shows these early civilizations must have had formalized systems of education.
Astronomy was crucial to the development of safe and accurate navigation for ships, and observations of the movement of heavenly bodies helped lead to the theories we now call physics. In fact, much of astronomy today relies physics, thus many astronomers are considered astrophysicists.
Young Earth Creationism View
Young earth creationist scientists believe that materialistic explanations of the the origins of various astronomical bodies are insufficient and counter evidence.[2][3]
Young earth creationists scientists believe that the first and second law of thermodynamics argue against an eternal universe and they also argue that these laws point to the universe being supernaturally created. [4][5]
These scientists also advance a number of reasons for the earth and universe being approximately 6,000 years old,[6][7][8] and raise a number of objections to claims of an extremely old age for the earth and the universe.[9] In addition, young earth creationist scientists contest the Big Bang Theory stating that it is scientifically unsound. [10] [11][12][13][14]
References
- ↑ http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=astronomy
- ↑ http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/AstroPhysicalSciences.html
- ↑ http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3836
- ↑ Evidences for God From Space—Laws of Science
- ↑ Thompson, Bert, So Long, Eternal Universe; Hello Beginning, Hello End!, 2001 (Apologetics Press)
- ↑ ‘Young’ age of the Earth & Universe Q&A (Answers in Genesis).
- ↑ Astronomy and Astrophysics Questions and Answers (Answers in Genesis).
- ↑ ‘Young’ age of the Earth & Universe Q&A (Creation Ministries International).
- ↑ Radiometric Dating Questions and Answers (Answers in Genesis)
- ↑ Thompson, Bert, Harrub, Brad, and May, Branyon The Big Bang Theory—A Scientific Critique Apologetics Press, May 2003 - 23[5]:32-34,36-47.
- ↑ Brown, Walt, 2001, Big Bang?
- ↑ http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/309
- ↑ http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2047
- ↑ http://www.icr.org/article/343/
EXTERNAL LINKS
The NASA Homepage
The NASA Planetary Photojournal
American Astronomical Society
British Astronomical Association
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