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We can prove that matter and energy have not always existed.
To do so, we'll use the Laws of Thermodynamics, two rules science
has proved.
First
Law of Thermodynamics: Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
There is a fixed, constant amount of energy in the cosmos.
Second
Law of Thermodynamics: As something uses energy, the amount of
available energy available for future work decreases. (This
principle is also called entropy or heat death.)
These laws prove that the universe has not always existed. The
first Law says that energy (and, therefore, matter) is constant. We
can't add energy/matter to, or remove energy/matter from, the
cosmos. The second Law basically says everything put together
sooner or later falls apart -- that is, as the universe uses
energy, it migrates from order to disorder.
If the universe has existed eternally,
by now there would be no usable energy left in it!
The universe would be in chaos!
But we can observe that there is tremendous order and consumable
energy left in the universe. This could not be if the universe has
existed eternally.
The Bible supports this view in Genesis 1:1: "In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
Conclusion: Matter was created. |
