Matthew's review
The Science of God
by Gerald Schroeder
Matthew's review
The Science of God by Gerald Schroeder
Matthew's review
rating:
This is a fantastic work that attempts to meld the teachings of the Old Testament of the Bible (and other religious texts) with modern scientific theories. Gerald Schroeder does a great job keeping the reader involved in the process.
The most fascinating part of this book to me was how the author explained how the 6 days of creation as told in the Bible actually matches up almost perfectly with the accepted ages of the universe, the earth, and life upon the earth. By applying Einstein's theory of relativity, Schroeder shows how time would move at a different rate relative to the observer during the different periods of the Big Bang and the expansion of the universe. Time, as measured on the fast moving particles from the Big Bang, would move at a much slower rate than time as measured by a stationary observer. So, the first day, as told in the book of Genesis, was when God created light and separated it from the darkness. One day. But because the particles from the Big Bang we...more
The most fascinating part of this book to me was how the author explained how the 6 days of creation as told in the Bible actually matches up almost perfectly with the accepted ages of the universe, the earth, and life upon the earth. By applying Einstein's theory of relativity, Schroeder shows how time would move at a different rate relative to the observer during the different periods of the Big Bang and the expansion of the universe. Time, as measured on the fast moving particles from the Big Bang, would move at a much slower rate than time as measured by a stationary observer. So, the first day, as told in the book of Genesis, was when God created light and separated it from the darkness. One day. But because the particles from the Big Bang we...more
