Understanding the Times Quotes

“We tremble at the destination but refuse to change course; we are addicts, dressing up like gods, wrecking relationships, sadistically burning that which is fragile.”
― Jeff Myers, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews

“When people say they can't believe in God because he has not shown himself, they are overlooking a critical fact: this is exactly what he has done. The problem is not a lack of visible evidence; the problem is an unwillingness to see.”
― David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews

“As John Stott said, “Christ is at the center of Christianity; all else is circumference.” 5 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).”
― Jeff Myers, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews

“Second Law of Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states, “[A]lthough the total energy in the cosmos remains constant, the amount of energy available to do useful work is always getting smaller.” 70 The second law of thermodynamics assumes that the universe is a closed system because there is nothing outside of it. The amount of useful energy is decreasing, therefore there must have been a time when the energy clock began ticking. 71 Walter Brown holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from MIT and for many years was a professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. “If the entire universe is an isolated system, then, according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, the energy in the universe that is available for useful work has always been decreasing,” he says. “However, as one goes back in time, the amount of energy available for useful work would eventually exceed the total energy in the universe, which, according to the First Law of Thermodynamics, remains constant. This is an impossible condition, implying that the universe had a beginning.”
― Jeff Myers, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews