RE: Speed of light not constant = young universe
June 21, 2014 at 7:21 pm
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2014 at 7:26 pm by Heywood.)
(June 21, 2014 at 5:54 pm)KUSA Wrote: This ignorant Christian claims such stupid crap how do you respond to it. This came off a Christian forum.
Quote:The funny (or sad) thing is, is that you along with non-believe scientist ignore the fact that the speed of light is slowing down. This matters because they are applying data observed now as unchanged in history when they've even proven that most "constants" are no longer that - constant. So what happens if you speed up the velocity of light? The rate of decay of radioactive elements is directly related to the speed of light. When the speed of light was higher, decay rates were faster, and the long ages would be expected to show up. As the speed of light slowed down, so the radioactive decay rates slowed down. This inevitable conclusion will never be accepted by standard science. The data are indicating, we are living in a very young universe. By assuming today's rate of decay has been uniform, the earth and universe look extremely old. This is how atomically we "look" like we're 4 billion years old when it's been only 6 days (aka 6,000 years).
The speed of light is determined by the permittivity and permeability of space. Why should one or both of those factors be constant over time other than the fact that it makes it easier for us to make sense of the world? I hate to break it to you, but without God, there is no reason to think the world was created in such a way as to ease the difficulty in making sense of it.
If someone claims the speed of light changes over time, you really can't just dismiss it as poppycock. It probably is constant over time....but we don't know for sure that it is.
