Easter and the Death of Conventional Wisdom
Mar 27, 2016 08:44:10 #
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Easter and the Death of Conventional Wisdom
Michael Guillen
By Michael Guillen Ph.D. Published March 27, 2016 FoxNews.com
This Holy Week, Christians worldwide are celebrating the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, whom they believe is fully man and fully God. Its a conviction that appears to flout logic but, amazingly, is wholly in line with the revelations of modern science.
Scientists used to believe that waves and particles were opposite phenomena, each obeying a different set of rules. A stone, for instance, is particle-like; its shape and size remain the same whether it exists in outer space, water, or molasses. By contrast, ripples are wave-like; their shape and size depend critically on the medium through which they move.
According to this past belief, if something were particle-like, it couldnt possibly be wave-like. The two were mutually incompatible, calling to mind Rudyard Kiplings famous quote about the clashing cultures of India and Britain: Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at Gods great Judgment Seat.
For a very long time, scientists disagreed about how to classify light. In the early 18th century, Isaac Newton clung to the opinion that light was comprised of tiny, luminous particles. But a century later, English physicist Thomas Young produced evidence strongly suggesting that light was made up of waves.
In the early 20th century, Albert Einstein settled the argument in a most unexpected way. Based on the discovery of what is now known as the Photoelectric Effect, he concluded that light is both a particle and a wave!
This pronouncement defied everything science had thought was beyond questioning. It was as if Einstein were declaring that odd could be even, right could be left, white could be black. In the history of modern thought, no one had ever spoken such seeming contradictory nonsense.
But Einsteins insight turned out to be the opening salvo of a scientific revolution that gave birth to quantum theory, which broke nearly every rule in the book and painted the picture of a reality far more bizarre than anything we had ever imagined. Niels Bohr, co-author of the brave new physics, reportedly said, If anybody says he can think about quantum theory without getting giddy, it merely shows that he hasnt understood the first thing about it.
According to quantum theory, there are aspects of reality that defy logic and even our age-old vocabularies. In particular, it explains, particles and waves are actually two outward manifestations of one hard-to-name, hard-to-comprehend thing quanta, Einstein called them, whose weird behavior has been verified in the lab countless times.
Please understand these so-called quanta are not half one thing and half a completely opposite thing. Each is fully a wave and fully a particle.
In the Bible, the gospel of Mark recounts that Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, Jesus asks them, Who do people say I am?.
Was he a man? Or was he God? It was like scientists once asking whether light was a wave or a particle.
As a physicist and Christian, I find it remarkable that science and Scripture have landed on the same, seemingly preposterous t***h that a single, coherent entity can be the embodiment of a fundamental contradiction.
For that reason, this Easter Christians can feel confident intellectually as well as spiritually in their belief that Jesus is both fully man and fully God. And they can truly rejoice in his revolutionary message, which, like quantum theory, crucified conventional wisdom and opened our eyes to a breathtaking new reality.
Michael Guillens newest book "Amazing T***hs: How Science and the Bible Agree" (HarperCollins) will be released on February 9, 2016. Born in East Los Angeles, he earned his BS from UCLA and his MS and PhD from Cornell University in physics, mathematics and astronomy. For 8 years he was an award-winning physics instructor at Harvard University. For 14 years he was the Emmy-award-winning science correspondent for ABC News, appearing regularly on "Good Morning America," "20/20," "Nightline," and "World News Tonight." Dr. Guillen is the host of the History Channel series, "Where Did It Come From?" and producer of the award-winning family movie "LITTLE RED WAGON." For more information, go to www.michaelguillen.com.
Michael Guillen
By Michael Guillen Ph.D. Published March 27, 2016 FoxNews.com
This Holy Week, Christians worldwide are celebrating the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, whom they believe is fully man and fully God. Its a conviction that appears to flout logic but, amazingly, is wholly in line with the revelations of modern science.
Scientists used to believe that waves and particles were opposite phenomena, each obeying a different set of rules. A stone, for instance, is particle-like; its shape and size remain the same whether it exists in outer space, water, or molasses. By contrast, ripples are wave-like; their shape and size depend critically on the medium through which they move.
According to this past belief, if something were particle-like, it couldnt possibly be wave-like. The two were mutually incompatible, calling to mind Rudyard Kiplings famous quote about the clashing cultures of India and Britain: Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at Gods great Judgment Seat.
For a very long time, scientists disagreed about how to classify light. In the early 18th century, Isaac Newton clung to the opinion that light was comprised of tiny, luminous particles. But a century later, English physicist Thomas Young produced evidence strongly suggesting that light was made up of waves.
In the early 20th century, Albert Einstein settled the argument in a most unexpected way. Based on the discovery of what is now known as the Photoelectric Effect, he concluded that light is both a particle and a wave!
This pronouncement defied everything science had thought was beyond questioning. It was as if Einstein were declaring that odd could be even, right could be left, white could be black. In the history of modern thought, no one had ever spoken such seeming contradictory nonsense.
But Einsteins insight turned out to be the opening salvo of a scientific revolution that gave birth to quantum theory, which broke nearly every rule in the book and painted the picture of a reality far more bizarre than anything we had ever imagined. Niels Bohr, co-author of the brave new physics, reportedly said, If anybody says he can think about quantum theory without getting giddy, it merely shows that he hasnt understood the first thing about it.
According to quantum theory, there are aspects of reality that defy logic and even our age-old vocabularies. In particular, it explains, particles and waves are actually two outward manifestations of one hard-to-name, hard-to-comprehend thing quanta, Einstein called them, whose weird behavior has been verified in the lab countless times.
Please understand these so-called quanta are not half one thing and half a completely opposite thing. Each is fully a wave and fully a particle.
In the Bible, the gospel of Mark recounts that Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, Jesus asks them, Who do people say I am?.
Was he a man? Or was he God? It was like scientists once asking whether light was a wave or a particle.
As a physicist and Christian, I find it remarkable that science and Scripture have landed on the same, seemingly preposterous t***h that a single, coherent entity can be the embodiment of a fundamental contradiction.
For that reason, this Easter Christians can feel confident intellectually as well as spiritually in their belief that Jesus is both fully man and fully God. And they can truly rejoice in his revolutionary message, which, like quantum theory, crucified conventional wisdom and opened our eyes to a breathtaking new reality.
Michael Guillens newest book "Amazing T***hs: How Science and the Bible Agree" (HarperCollins) will be released on February 9, 2016. Born in East Los Angeles, he earned his BS from UCLA and his MS and PhD from Cornell University in physics, mathematics and astronomy. For 8 years he was an award-winning physics instructor at Harvard University. For 14 years he was the Emmy-award-winning science correspondent for ABC News, appearing regularly on "Good Morning America," "20/20," "Nightline," and "World News Tonight." Dr. Guillen is the host of the History Channel series, "Where Did It Come From?" and producer of the award-winning family movie "LITTLE RED WAGON." For more information, go to www.michaelguillen.com.
Mar 27, 2016 09:08:56 #
Putting all the Scientific data together needed and or faith itself, I'll take Faith...
He has risen...........God Bless you...Happy Easter..
He has risen...........God Bless you...Happy Easter..
Mar 27, 2016 09:25:42 #
no propaganda please
Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
lindajoy wrote:
Putting all the Scientific data together needed and or faith itself, I'll take Faith...
He has risen...........God Bless you...Happy Easter..
He has risen...........God Bless you...Happy Easter..
That the scientific data reinforces rather than contradicts our faith in God and Jesus just strengthens my belief in God.
God be with you always lindajoy.
Mar 27, 2016 09:30:59 #
no propaganda please wrote:
That the scientific data reinforces rather than contradicts our faith in God and Jesus just strengthens my belief in God.
God be with you always lindajoy.
God be with you always lindajoy.
Yes, I can agree with that, NPP....Thank You as well..To your loving wife and all your kids may you all be blessed and have much happiness and love~~~
Mar 28, 2016 10:11:01 #
lindajoy wrote:
Putting all the Scientific data together needed and or faith itself, I'll take Faith...
He has risen...........God Bless you...Happy Easter..
He has risen...........God Bless you...Happy Easter..
He has risen indeed and a happy Easter to you or should I say the Christian Passover as I like to refer to it as. Where we the Christian is given the chance to pass from death and hell to eternal life. Have a great day lindajoy.
Mar 28, 2016 17:29:53 #
bahmer wrote:
He has risen indeed and a happy Easter to you or should I say the Christian Passover as I like to refer to it as. Where we the Christian is given the chance to pass from death and hell to eternal life. Have a great day lindajoy.
I am sorry I missed this bahmer.....Yes, a very Happy Easter, Christian Passover to you as well...
I do hope your day was blessed and your spirit soars in unity of all things most important to you ........
For you~~~
http://youtu.be/orCga04qveo
Mar 28, 2016 17:50:16 #
lindajoy wrote:
I am sorry I missed this bahmer.....Yes, a very Happy Easter, Christian Passover to you as well...
I do hope your day was blessed and your spirit soars in unity of all things most important to you ........
For you~~~
http://youtu.be/orCga04qveo
I do hope your day was blessed and your spirit soars in unity of all things most important to you ........
For you~~~
http://youtu.be/orCga04qveo
Beautiful song and the animation as well as actual animal footage was beautiful. Thank you lindajoy.
Mar 28, 2016 19:44:50 #
bahmer wrote:
Beautiful song and the animation as well as actual animal footage was beautiful. Thank you lindajoy.
Glad you enjoyed it bahmer~~ :wink:
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