There's A Tent For That

Remember that slogan, “There’s an App for that?” Yeah, I went there.

For those who don’t know me well, I have a mind that focuses on the science of things. I love the way the world works, and how orderly biology, chemistry, astronomy, and all the sciences fit together. Those pieces of the puzzle are wondrously crafted.

Yes, crafted.

In the ancient world a lot of civilizations worshiped the sun as a god. Understandable, really. There’s this huge ball of burning “stuff” that comes and goes in a regular pattern, which is only interrupted by the occasional eclipse. Clouds came and went, but even then anyone could tell the sun was still there. Daytime was daytime, even when there was a thick overcast. But an eclipse could make midday as dark as night. Whatever in the world could block god so thoroughly?

But the sun is not a god. In fact, the Bible says God created a tent for the sun. That’s how I view science: there’s a tent for that.

One of my biggest areas of interest is astrophysics and cosmology. I’m not as educated as I’d like to be, but I probably know more than the average bear. So when I mention “brane theory,” more than likely most of you reading this don’t know what I’m talking about. Those few who do will probably look at my explanation and call me a moron. I’m okay with that.

You’re familiar with the Big Bang Theory (not the TV show), right? At the beginning of the universe was an intense point of energy from which everything began, and it exploded (in a bang . . . the Big Bang) to create everything. That leads most people to wonder, “Where did THAT come from? If there was nothing, what ‘banged?’”

Now, there are people who say that God created the Big Bang. That means atheist scientists have to come up with where that bang came from. So they come up with brane theory. My understanding is “brane” is a shortened version of “membrane.”

So the scientists say there are “branes” floating in a sort of extra-spacial dimension, and when one brane bumps into another brane, there’s a release of energy that creates a . . . Big Bang.

So there you have it. No need for any deity.

Wrong. There’s a tent for that.

Just like God pitching a tent for the sun, God pitched a tent for the branes, too. Atheists can push the cause back and back and back, but it all comes down to how big God is. Theorize branes all you want, but where did THEY come from?

God’s tent.

It’s a big ten, because we have a God that’s big enough to create everything we can even think about. Despite what Khrushchev said, “Here Gagarin flew into space and didn’t see God,” you won’t read Hamlet if you want to find Shakespeare.

God created the baryons, the supernovae, galaxies, and branes - if that theory holds true. Quantum Theory says it’s possible there are an infinite number of universes. What do I say to that?

I don’t believe it, but if it’s true, God’s tent is bigger than I think.