Category Archives: Universe

Gagarin and God

Posted on June 12, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

A book published on the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight says the oft quoted words of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin: ‘I flew into space but didn’t see God’ actually came from Nikita Khrushchev, who wanted to get propaganda … Continue reading →

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‘What are we humans that you are mindful of us…?’

Posted on June 12, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Have you ever stood on a mountain and looked down on the world below, or laid on a beach looking up at the vast expanse of space? If you are the sort of person who is wont to do such … Continue reading →

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God or chance?

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Scientists tell us that if our expanding universe had expanded a little faster, the matter formed would have sprayed out into space like fine mist so fast that a gazillion particles of dust would speed into infinity and never even … Continue reading →

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Issues beyond the scope of science

Posted on January 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

You often hear it said that science has disproved God because it has found no evidence apart from people’s belief. But that’s like saying that science has disproved love because it’s found no evidence other than what people claim to … Continue reading →

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A fifth-rate planet revolving around a tenth-rate sun

Posted on September 21, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Earth has been described as ‘a fifth-rate planet revolving around a tenth-rate sun in the forgotten corner of the universe.’ The more we learn about the immensity of Space the tinier and more insignificant our part of the Universe seems … Continue reading →

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The mathematical odds required for life

Posted on December 24, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Astrophysicist Hugh Ross points out that for life of any kind to exist the number of electrons present has to be equivalent to the number of protons to a factor of one part in ten to the power of thirty … Continue reading →

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‘A spirit manifest in the laws of the Universe

Posted on October 16, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

When Albert Einstein put forward his theory of relativity, the thing that bothered him was that his equations indicated that the universe was expanding, and therefore must have had a beginning. It was not until Edwin Hubble showed that the … Continue reading →

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How nothing became everything

Posted on September 3, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Listening to the more strident members of the current batch of atheist fundamentalists one might easily get the impression that they have a monopoly on intellect, claiming as they do that the whole mystery and wonder of the Cosmos can … Continue reading →

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One in ten quintillion

Posted on May 5, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Fifty years ago the astronomer Carl Sagan said there were two criteria necessary for a planet to support life: The right kind of star, and a planet the right distance from that star. But today there are more than two … Continue reading →

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Synchronicity

Posted on March 21, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Have you ever found yourself thinking about someone you haven’t talked to for ages and then received a phone call from that very person? We often dismiss such things as coincidences, but are they? Dr Deepak Chopra, a world authority … Continue reading →

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