Re: [asa] Loop quantum gravity

Thanks George. I asked the question because I just read Smolin's "The
Trouble With Physics." So, would it be an overstatement to say that, if a
theory like loop quantum gravity is correct, science has written out a God
who creates ex nihlo?

On 11/9/06, George Murphy <gmurphy@raex.com> wrote:
>
> Loop theory, as well as other approaches to quantum grabity, are
> discussed in Lee Smolin, *Three Roads to Quantum Gravity* (Basic, 2001).
> My review of it is in the March 2003 issue of PSCF.
>
> One major problem of classical general relativity is that its big bang
> cosmological models are incomplete. (This is often described by saying that
> the theory breaks down "at t = 0" but that is inaccurate. The problem is
> that there is no "t = 0" - space-time is incomplete.) There is a
> possibility that a correct quantum theory of gravitation will eliminate this
> problem and make it possible to understand the big bang as having a
> beginning that can be described by scientific laws. The extent to which
> this is the case will help to indicate how deeply God is hidden in the
> process.
>
> That of course assumes that the God we're talking about is the God
> revealed in Christ whose actions are characterized by kenosis. If one is
> just interested in a general theism then it can be pointed out that even a
> correct theory of quantum gravity will leave unexplained why the entities
> which the theory assumes (loops or whatever) exist & have the properties
> they do. Any scientific attenpt to explain why something rather than
> nothing exists is futile, for science has to assume something. But this
> does not mean, OTOH, that we have a proof of the existence of some deity.
>
> Shalom
> George
> http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com>
> *To:* asa@calvin.edu
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:56 PM
> *Subject:* [asa] Loop quantum gravity
>
>
> Is anyone familiar with this theory? What implications does it have for
> theism?
>
>

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