A dramatic majority of stars we see in the sky are very far away- several million lightyears away. Which means the light from the star has traveled that many million light-years to get to us…. which outlasts the supposed 6000 year age of the earth.
The galaxies had a starting point close to the earth where god created them and he moved them all away from the earth. And they are still moving away from us the lights started here and didn’t need light years to get to us
Amen CMI 🙂🙏✝️ I love astronomy. My favorite thing to talk about for sure! I believe the stars were much closer at one point as God says in his word that he began to spread out the heavens after creation. The only reason some people think that it's not compatible with the evidence is because they hold on to the idea that the universe is billions of years old. If the stars were much closer at one point, we wouldn't be seeing millions of years into the past when we observe the stars
University College London cosmologist Richard Ellis said, “It worries me slightly that we find these monsters [galaxies] in the first few images.” University of California at Santa Cruz astronomer Garth Illingworth rhetorically asked, “How do you do this in the universe at such an early time? How do you form so many stars so quickly?” And University of Kansas in Lawrence astronomer Allison Kirkpatrick said, “Right now I find myself lying awake at three in the morning wondering if everything I’ve ever done is wrong.”
Big Bang theorists assume distant starlight takes billions of years to reach us. Although that may seem reasonable, creationists think this assumption is open to challenge. By Big Bang reckoning, it’s implied we don’t see very distant galaxies as they are now but as they were billions of years ago shortly after the Big Bang occurred. For this reason, theorists expect very distant galaxies to look extremely immature and unevolved. However, this expectation is routinely contradicted by observations. Preliminary data from the JWST make this problem much more acute.
For a long time…scientists believed the universe’s earliest, oldest galaxies to be small, slightly chaotic, and misshapen systems. But…JWST-captured imagery has revealed these galaxies to be shockingly massive, not to mention balanced and well-formed—a finding that challenges, and will likely rewrite, long-held understandings about the origins of our universe.
Evolutionary theorists now say the first stars formed between 100 and 250 million years after the Big Bang, and the first galaxies then formed a few hundred million years later. However, about 10 years ago, they were saying it took 400 million years for the first stars to form. So, a galaxy existing only 400 million years after the Big Bang puts a lot of stress on the theory.
With our knowledge of the Bible and understanding that God created the universe (Hebrews 11:3), we can confidently predict that the JWST observations will further contradict and complicate evolutionary theories on the origin of the universe, the origin of stars, the origin of planets, the origin of water on Earth, and the origin of life. With regards to the latter, we expect JWST will dismiss the possibility of life on Mars or any exoplanet.
We hope and pray that this telescope will open many eyes to the Glory of God and the amazing and unique habitability of the earth:
For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.—Isaiah 45:18 Maybe humanity’s next eye in the sky, the JWST, will cause many to recognise truth that Jesus Christ is Creator and Lord and there is no other!….CMI
Having to think about the repercussions of facts versus just accepting something jotted down during the bronze age. The latter is just an easier option.
Cosmologists are hoping that Webb will find Population III galaxies which would consist of stars that are made up of ONLY Hydrogen and Helium (and trace amounts of lithium) and NO heavier elements.
These are the hypothetical first-generation stars in the big bang model, and therefore should be the most distant stars.
So far only Population II and Population I stars have been directly observed. Even distant quasar spectra reveal heavier elements (i.e. the gas surrounding quasars contain elements heavier than Hydrogen and Helium), and yet the big bang theory relies on the existence of Population III stars…..CMI
We are told that Webb will see stars and galaxies as they appeared 13.5 billion years ago, which is what is meant by “early”. Note that this is a claim based on belief in the big bang model. What Webb will actually observe will be light from galaxies and stars that are very far away. How long that light takes to get to the JWST is another question. In fact, even the assumed vast distances to the very far away galaxies are model and parameter dependent. What can be said without any layers of interpretation is that Webb is expected to observe objects with redshifts (see box entitled Redshift) up to Z=1510 with 100 times the sensitivity of the Hubble telescope. The most distant galaxy the Hubble telescope has seen is, GN-Z1111 at Z=11.09….CMI
Whilst a biblical worldview would greatly assist scientists in their exploration (the biblical worldview is actually the basis of modern science), the money and time will not be wasted. New discoveries will enable us to better understand and appreciate the universe God has made, helping us fulfil the God-given desire for exploration and insight, as well as assisting us in glorifying God!
The Heavens declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19:1). We also expect the discoveries to be entirely consistent with God’s account of origins found in Genesis…..CMI
Like all large modern telescopes, the JWST promises to satisfy man’s desire for discovering his origins! NASA and ESA websites read:
“The James Webb Space Telescope will be a giant leap forward in our quest to understand the Universe and our origins”2
“JWST’s primary aim is to shed light on our cosmic origins”3
We know that the Bible contains an accurate eyewitness testimony of the origins of the universe, and man’s interpretations from telescopic data is just speculation compared with the biblical written record. Is this 10 billion dollars then wasted?….CMI
It proves the BBT is not reliable. That's enough to doubt it and look for another explanation for the origin of the universe. Oh yeah. How about creation?
That's a great way to put it! The jwst is pretty much disproving the Big bang theory in and of itself. There's really no reason to believe any of it. Including the age of the universe itself. Thanks for this!
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
The Bible tells us that the word of God is alive. It is powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. This verse from Hebrews shows how deeply God’s word can cut through our thoughts and intentions. It divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow.
See the full interview with Dr Mark Harwood here: youtu.be/SgSITin3obc
For more information and further reading, see:
→ New images from the James Webb Telescope – creation.com/james-webb-images-and-the-big-bang
→ NASA releases James Webb Space Telescope’s first deep field image – creation.com/james-webb-telescopes-first-deep-field-image
→ Can Christians add the big bang to the Bible? – creation.com/can-christians-add-big-bang-to-bible
→ What you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope – creation.com/the-james-webb-space-telescope
Why do you assume the days of creation were 24 hours long when a 24-hour day hadn't even come into existence yet?
I can't believe adults are out here trying to convince themselves that the Earth is 6000 years old. Just stop it already.
The Bible is dumb, and anyone who takes it literally is either lying or they are extremely dumb
A dramatic majority of stars we see in the sky are very far away- several million lightyears away. Which means the light from the star has traveled that many million light-years to get to us…. which outlasts the supposed 6000 year age of the earth.
How does anybody take this guy seriously?!
The universe is not expanding.
The galaxies had a starting point close to the earth where god created them and he moved them all away from the earth. And they are still moving away from us the lights started here and didn’t need light years to get to us
Thanks 🙏🕊️🌈
God bless you and praying for you CMI 🙏✝️🙏
Amen CMI 🙂🙏✝️ I love astronomy. My favorite thing to talk about for sure!
I believe the stars were much closer at one point as God says in his word that he began to spread out the heavens after creation.
The only reason some people think that it's not compatible with the evidence is because they hold on to the idea that the universe is billions of years old. If the stars were much closer at one point, we wouldn't be seeing millions of years into the past when we observe the stars
University College London cosmologist Richard Ellis said, “It worries me slightly that we find these monsters [galaxies] in the first few images.” University of California at Santa Cruz astronomer Garth Illingworth rhetorically asked, “How do you do this in the universe at such an early time? How do you form so many stars so quickly?” And University of Kansas in Lawrence astronomer Allison Kirkpatrick said, “Right now I find myself lying awake at three in the morning wondering if everything I’ve ever done is wrong.”
Big Bang theorists assume distant starlight takes billions of years to reach us. Although that may seem reasonable, creationists think this assumption is open to challenge. By Big Bang reckoning, it’s implied we don’t see very distant galaxies as they are now but as they were billions of years ago shortly after the Big Bang occurred. For this reason, theorists expect very distant galaxies to look extremely immature and unevolved. However, this expectation is routinely contradicted by observations. Preliminary data from the JWST make this problem much more acute.
For a long time…scientists believed the universe’s earliest, oldest galaxies to be small, slightly chaotic, and misshapen systems. But…JWST-captured imagery has revealed these galaxies to be shockingly massive, not to mention balanced and well-formed—a finding that challenges, and will likely rewrite, long-held understandings about the origins of our universe.
Evolutionary theorists now say the first stars formed between 100 and 250 million years after the Big Bang, and the first galaxies then formed a few hundred million years later. However, about 10 years ago, they were saying it took 400 million years for the first stars to form. So, a galaxy existing only 400 million years after the Big Bang puts a lot of stress on the theory.
With our knowledge of the Bible and understanding that God created the universe (Hebrews 11:3), we can confidently predict that the JWST observations will further contradict and complicate evolutionary theories on the origin of the universe, the origin of stars, the origin of planets, the origin of water on Earth, and the origin of life. With regards to the latter, we expect JWST will dismiss the possibility of life on Mars or any exoplanet.
We hope and pray that this telescope will open many eyes to the Glory of God and the amazing and unique habitability of the earth:
For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.—Isaiah 45:18
Maybe humanity’s next eye in the sky, the JWST, will cause many to recognise truth that Jesus Christ is Creator and Lord and there is no other!….CMI
Having to think about the repercussions of facts versus just accepting something jotted down during the bronze age. The latter is just an easier option.
Cosmologists are hoping that Webb will find Population III galaxies which would consist of stars that are made up of ONLY Hydrogen and Helium (and trace amounts of lithium) and NO heavier elements.
These are the hypothetical first-generation stars in the big bang model, and therefore should be the most distant stars.
So far only Population II and Population I stars have been directly observed. Even distant quasar spectra reveal heavier elements (i.e. the gas surrounding quasars contain elements heavier than Hydrogen and Helium), and yet the big bang theory relies on the existence of Population III stars…..CMI
We are told that Webb will see stars and galaxies as they appeared 13.5 billion years ago, which is what is meant by “early”. Note that this is a claim based on belief in the big bang model. What Webb will actually observe will be light from galaxies and stars that are very far away. How long that light takes to get to the JWST is another question. In fact, even the assumed vast distances to the very far away galaxies are model and parameter dependent. What can be said without any layers of interpretation is that Webb is expected to observe objects with redshifts (see box entitled Redshift) up to Z=1510 with 100 times the sensitivity of the Hubble telescope. The most distant galaxy the Hubble telescope has seen is, GN-Z1111 at Z=11.09….CMI
Whilst a biblical worldview would greatly assist scientists in their exploration (the biblical worldview is actually the basis of modern science), the money and time will not be wasted. New discoveries will enable us to better understand and appreciate the universe God has made, helping us fulfil the God-given desire for exploration and insight, as well as assisting us in glorifying God!
The Heavens declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19:1).
We also expect the discoveries to be entirely consistent with God’s account of origins found in Genesis…..CMI
Like all large modern telescopes, the JWST promises to satisfy man’s desire for discovering his origins! NASA and ESA websites read:
“The James Webb Space Telescope will be a giant leap forward in our quest to understand the Universe and our origins”2
“JWST’s primary aim is to shed light on our cosmic origins”3
We know that the Bible contains an accurate eyewitness testimony of the origins of the universe, and man’s interpretations from telescopic data is just speculation compared with the biblical written record. Is this 10 billion dollars then wasted?….CMI
It's always better to trust scripture. The pieces of the puzzle fit much better. Thank you CMI
Take an a acting class, dumcunt; and try to be Australian
So much work twisting findings about our reality to fit the creationist dogma. Its poetic mythology. Just move on.
Old galaxies better fit with a creation 6000 years old. OK, sure.
So in other words the earth is the centre of creation.⛳
It proves the BBT is not reliable. That's enough to doubt it and look for another explanation for the origin of the universe. Oh yeah. How about creation?
Or it is a new piece of information and you should never listen to a creationist when the try to talk about science.
That's a great way to put it! The jwst is pretty much disproving the Big bang theory in and of itself. There's really no reason to believe any of it. Including the age of the universe itself. Thanks for this!
Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
The Bible tells us that the word of God is alive. It is powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. This verse from Hebrews shows how deeply God’s word can cut through our thoughts and intentions. It divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow.
according to the Holy Bible space and universe are h0ax straight from the devil