scholarly journals The form of eternity

2020 ◽  
pp. e02801
Author(s):  
Augusto Bruno de Carvalho Dias Leite
Keyword(s):  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Religious Literature ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
The Universe

According to the mythical-religious literature time is determined by the eternal nature of divinity or origin of all things. From this adagio, theological literature is provoked and studies on the eternal nature of divinity suggest that if the universe was created the image of its creator the first must also be eternal. Therefore the question arises: how to shape that which by nature is formless, infinite, namely eternity? To answer this question the following paper develops a brief history about the Judeo-Christian tradition on the problem of time and its relationship with eternity and also tries to prepare at the end one logical answer to the question about the form of eternity.

Creation and conservation, religious doctrine of

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Hasker
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Religious Doctrine ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Ex Nihilo ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

The doctrine of the creation of the universe by God is common to the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; reflection on creation has been most extensively developed within the Christian tradition. Creation is by a single supreme God, not a group of deities, and is an ‘absolute’ creation (creation ex nihilo, ‘out of nothing’) rather than being either a ‘making’ out of previously existing material or an ‘emanation’ (outflow) from God’s own nature. Creation, furthermore, is a free act on God’s part; he has no ‘need’ to create but has done so out of love and generosity. He not only created the universe ‘in the beginning’, but he sustains (‘conserves’) it by his power at each moment of its existence; without God’s support it would instantly collapse into nothingness. It is controversial whether the belief in divine creation receives support from contemporary cosmology, as seen in the ‘Big Bang’ theory.

scholarly journals Quantum geometrodynamics with intrinsic time development

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (13) ◽  
pp. 1645008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chopin Soo
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Time Development ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
Diffeomorphism Invariance ◽  
Intrinsic Time ◽  
Natural Extensions ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Quantum Geometrodynamics ◽  
Einstein’S General Relativity

Quantum geometrodynamics with intrinsic time development is presented. Paradigm shift from full spacetime covariance to spatial diffeomorphism invariance yields a nonvanishing Hamiltonian, a resolution of the ‘problem of time’ and gauge-invariant temporal ordering in an ever expanding universe. Einstein’s general relativity is a particular realization of a wider class of theories; and the framework prompts natural extensions and improvements with the consequent dominance of Cotton–York potential at early times when the universe was small.

Is God a Person?

1986 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 307-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Legenhausen
Keyword(s):  
Striking Difference ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
The World ◽  
Richard Swinburne ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Universe

The most striking difference between Christian and Muslim theologies is that while, for Christians, God is a person, Muslims worship an impersonal deity. Despite the importance of this difference for a host of theological issues, it is a difference which has gone largely unnoticed by Christians and Muslims alike. Yet Christians everywhere will affirm that God is a person, while the average Muslim will readily deny this. Theism is often defined by philosophers of religion who work in the Christian tradition in such a manner as to require the belief that God is a person. Thus The Encyclopedia of Philosophy has it that, ‘THEISM signifies belief in one God (theos) who is (a) personal, (b) worthy of adoration, and (c) separate from the world but (d) continuously active in it”. John H. Hick admits that, ‘Theism…is strictly belief in a deity, but is generally used to mean belief in a personal deity”. Richard Swinburne states that a theist is one who believes that there is a God who is a ‘person without a body (i.e. a spirit) who is eternal, free, able to do anything, knows everything, is perfectly good, is the proper object of human worship and obedience, the creator and sustainer of the universe”, and J. L. Mackie, while arguing the case of atheism, endorses Swinburne's definition of theism.

scholarly journals Discreteness of time in the evolution of the universe

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1750049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir Faizal ◽  
Ahmed Farag Ali ◽  
Saurya Das
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Breaking ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
Extended Structure ◽  
Evolution Of The Universe ◽  
Generalized Geometry ◽  
Time Reparametrization Invariance ◽  
M Theory ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Reparametrization Invariance ◽  
Time Crystals

In this paper, we will first derive the Wheeler–DeWitt equation for the generalized geometry which occurs in M-theory. Then we will observe that M2-branes act as probes for this generalized geometry, and as M2-branes have an extended structure, their extended structure will limits the resolution to which this generalized geometry can be defined. We will demonstrate that this will deform the Wheeler–DeWitt equation for the generalized geometry. We analyze such a deformed Wheeler–DeWitt equation in the minisuperspace approximation, and observe that this deformation can be used as a solution to the problem of time. This is because this deformation gives rise to time crystals in our universe due to the spontaneous breaking of time reparametrization invariance.

scholarly journals Evidence of Time Evolution in Quantum Gravity

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Sergey Cherkas ◽  
Vladimir Kalashnikov
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Quantum Evolution ◽  
Massless Scalar ◽  
Massless Scalar Field ◽  
Crucial Issue ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Universe Evolution

In this paper, we argue that the problem of time is not a crucial issue inherent in the quantum picture of the universe evolution. On the minisuperspace model example with the massless scalar field, we demonstrate four approaches to the description of quantum evolution, which give similar results explicitly. The relevance of these approaches to building a quantum theory of gravity is discussed.

scholarly journals Territorial Realization of the Universe of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite

2002 ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
S. Kyiak
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Ukrainian Catholic ◽  
Eastern Catholic Church ◽  
The Universe

The Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite (hereinafter referred to as the OCHRC), as the heir to the Kyiv Church and as the local Eastern Catholic Church, by which history affirmed the name of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, preserving the Eastern Christian Tradition, and developing national church traditions. This dual unity of the OCHS has been and remains a testament to its universal character, which is inherent in the entire Catholic Church.

scholarly journals Evidence of Time Evolution in Quantum Gravity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Cherkas ◽  
Vladimir Kalashnikov
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Quantum Evolution ◽  
Massless Scalar ◽  
Massless Scalar Field ◽  
Crucial Issue ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Universe Evolution

We argue that the problem of time is not a crucial issue inherent in the quantum picture of the universe evolution. On the minisuperspace model example with the massless scalar field, we demonstrate four approaches to the description of quantum evolution, which give similar results explicitly. The relevance of these approaches to building a quantum theory of gravity is discussed.

scholarly journals Biblical Apologetics: Metahistory and Causal Retrospection

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Олег Мумриков
Keyword(s):  
Integral Characteristic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Natural Evil ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Orthodox Christian ◽  
The Past ◽  
Adam And Eve ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Universe

Православная христианская традиция рассматривает «естественное зло» - присутствие в природе естественных катаклизмов, страдания и смерти - как следствие первородного греха Адама и Евы. Однако научная картина мира объективно убеждает нас в обратном: «естественное зло» - неотъемлемая характеристика вселенной с момента её возникновения. С богословско-апологетической точки зрения данное противоречие может быть разрешено при взгляде на мировую историю в свете двух событий - грехопадения и искупления как метаисторических, влияющих как на будущее, так и прошлое посредством Божественного предвидения. Автор приводит обоснование возможности данного подхода. The Orthodox Christian tradition considers «natural evil» - the presence in nature of natural cataclysms, suffering and death as a consequence of the original sin of Adam and Eve. However, the scientific picture of the world objectively convinces us in the opposite - «natural evil» is an integral characteristic of the universe since its inception. With the theological and apologetic point of view this contradiction can be resolved when you look at the history of the world in the light of two events: fall of man and Redemption as a superor meta-historical, which influenced the future and the past by Divine foresight. The author provides a rationale for the possibility of this approach.

scholarly journals Gravity, Entanglement and Spin Possible Timeless State of the Universe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Farag Ali
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Entanglement ◽  
Inertial Frame ◽  
Quantum Particle ◽  
Black Hole Entropy ◽  
Geometric Interpretation ◽  
Speed Of Light ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Universe

I localize gravity to match its measurements with the local inertial frame of special relativity. I find a geometric interpretation of the speed of light and mass. I find also a relation between every mass measured and the black hole entropy which introduces information-matter equation from gravity. Through localization of gravity, a timeless state of the universe emerges and the uncertainty principle does not hold since the velocity concept is replaced by distance in this timeless state. This would resolve the problem of time because timeless state of the universe emerges naturally and mathematically consistent. This would suggest that gravity form the hidden one variable of quantum mechanics which would complete the relation between quantum mechanics and gravity. The experimental evidence of timeless state of the universe is the quantum entanglement. Since the spin measurement is the manifestation of quantum entanglement. Therefore, the spin of quantum particle can be originated from geometrical or gravitational red-shift. We introduce also a principle of least computation which is achieved when the ratio equal to the difference in the process of local gravitational measurements.

Why Timing Matters

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-81
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Hom
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Symbolic Language ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
Second Nature ◽  
Rigorous Framework ◽  
The Times ◽  
Existential Givens ◽  
The Universe

Chapter two makes the case for timing theory’s value. Timing offers a simple but powerful gestalt shift, from taking “times” as existential givens or temporalities as subjective and subordinate constructs to a rigorous framework for tracing how practices and symbolic language interact to produce all the times of our lives—from our innermost experiences to the rhythms of the universe. These only become “real” and “natural” if they work for us almost by second nature. Timing theory also resolves several thorny problems with our grasp of time. Within IR, timing theory offers superior explanatory power while accommodating and often clarifying the way that other time studies approach their subject matter. It further stands apart in its ability to integrate IR’s two dominant cultures of time—Western standard time and the problem of Time. Finally, it exposes basic issues in IR as matters of timing, from concerns with change and surprise, to scholarly practices and knowledge development, to central disciplinary discussions like the “neo-neo debate.”

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