Creation v Evolution 5-21-25

The current understanding, based on the most recent scientific evidence, suggests the universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. This age is primarily determined by measuring the rate of the universe's expansion and tracing it back to the Big Bang. While the Big Bang is the widely accepted model, some recent research has proposed that the universe might be significantly older, potentially 26.7 billion years old. 

Here's a more detailed look at the scientific basis for this age: 

Big Bang Theory:

The prevailing cosmological model, the Big Bang, suggests that the universe began from a singularity and has been expanding ever since. 

Expansion Rate:

By measuring the rate at which the universe is expanding, scientists can estimate the time since the Big Bang. 

Redshift:

As light from distant galaxies travels across the expanding universe, it experiences a redshift (stretching of wavelengths), which provides information about the universe's expansion rate. 

Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB):

The CMB, the afterglow of the Big Bang, provides valuable data for refining models of the universe's age and expansion. 

Planck Collaboration:

The Planck space telescope, along with other research efforts, has further refined the estimate of the universe's age to approximately 13.8 billion years. 

Recent Research and Alternative Estimates:

While 13.8 billion years remains the widely accepted age, a recent study proposed an age of 26.7 billion years based on observations of early galaxies and a modified theory of light propagation.

This alternative estimate suggests that the universe may be significantly older than previously thought, potentially requiring adjustments to our understanding of the cosmological constant and other fundamental aspects of cosmology. 

The Sun won't explode in a cataclysmic supernova, but it will transition to a red giant phase in about 5 billion years, eventually becoming a white dwarf. This process will not be an explosion, but a slow expansion and cooling. The Sun is currently about halfway through its life, with roughly 5-10 billion years left before it runs out of fuel. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+years+will+it+take+for+the+sun+to+explode&oq=how+many+years+will+it

Our universe is about 13.8 billion years old, so most galaxies formed when the universe was quite young! Astronomers believe that our own Milky Way galaxy is approximately 13.6 billion years old. The newest galaxy we know of formed only about 500 million years ago.

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=db94c43514cdc207&q=milky+way+age

Today, we know from radiometric dating that Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. 

Our solar system is so big it is almost impossible to imagine its size if you use ordinary units like feet or miles. The distance from Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles (149 million kilometers), but the distance to the farthest planet Neptune is nearly 3 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers).

Comments

Our measurements of the speed and distance of our movement in the universe suggests that we have another 5 billion years to go on earth. It is more logical to assume that the universe is the result of “intelligent design” rather than random evolution, because of its complexity.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader