Physics, reality and God – Bonner County Daily Bee

Posted: September 27, 2021 at 6:08 pm

As a college student I took three courses in physics. What we studied was called Newtonian physics since much of it was based on principles originally described by Sir Isaac Newton.

Another sort of physics, known as quantum physics, has been the focus of a great deal of work by modern physicists. Why start a pastors column with a mention of Newtonian and quantum physics? Certainly not because I am an expert in either one. We can learn something useful from the differences between these two types of physics, however.

Newtonian physics deals primarily with physical objects that can be seen or touched or both. Quantum physics is more concerned with subatomic particles which cannot be directly seen or touched in any ordinary human fashion. All I need you to understand about physics is that the laws of Newtonian physics do not work well for subatomic particles and that the laws of quantum physics do not work well for larger objects even though both types of physics deal with real physical matter. The search for an integrated theory that works for both large objects and subatomic particles has thus far failed to bring a fully satisfactory result.

We can conclude that reality is much more complicated than most people think. For the Christian this is no problem. Our faith is in a God who understands all there is about reality. Jesus, in John 8:32, says You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Though none of us is likely to know the whole truth about much of anything, God does.

Not having all the answers in life is not such a big deal if you know the one who does. The truth we need for daily living can be found with Gods help.

Pastor Dan York ministers at Dover Community Church.

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