Good Heavens!  The Human Side of Astronomy

Does Anyone Really Know How Old the Universe Is? Part 1


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If you are anywhere in the vicinity of Wayne and Dan's generation, you probably have at least heard of the band Chicago. They have a few catchy tunes with some interesting titles, like 25 or 6 to 4 and Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is?

What do these songs have anything to do with the universe? Plenty! If Chicago were writing new songs today, they might do a remake of 25 or 6 to 4 and call it 26 or 13 Point 8. Turns out the age of the universe is up for discussion once again, raised by images of deep-space objects taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and a study published recently suggesting that the universe is some 26 billion years old, almost double the current age of 13.8 billion years.

As Chicago sings in in 25 or 6 to 4, "Dancing lights against the sky...Staring blindly into space...Wondering how much I can take...Searching for something to say..."

So as you're walking down the street one day, and someone comes up to you and asks you what the age of the universe is, you can ask them "Does anybody really know how old it is?" then share our podcast with them! That would be a timeless courtesy Wayne and Dan would both greatly appreciate!

So if you don't know where you are, can't see past the next step, or have no time to look around and are being pushed and shoved by people, come and take a break with Wayne and Dan as they help give you the big picture of what it all means, all for the glory of God in Christ (1 Cor. 10:31).


Dan's article on Naturalism
https://www.watchman.org/Naturalism/ProfileNaturalism.pdf

Article by Luke Barnes and Daniel Ray on Scientism

https://www.watchman.org/scientism/ProfileScientism.pdf 

Is the universe 13.8 or 26.7 Billion Years old?

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/universe-13-8-or-26-7-billion-years/

Wayne's article on the James Webb Space Telescope (with pictures)

https://creationanswers.net/answersblog/2022/08/25/images-from-the-james-webb-space-telescope/

 

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