Thursday, July 16, 2009

Super String Theory

Recently, a friend introduced me to an incredible website (http://www.ted.com/) where experts from every field in the world give 10-20 minute lectures in their area of expertise. So far, one of my most favorite lectures is on super string theory (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/brian_greene_on_string_theory.html)

I highly recommend that you check out this lecture but I will go ahead and give you the very short version. The speaker, Brian Greene, explains the premise of string theory which basically states that inside of quarks (which are now thought to be the very smallest identifiable units of matter) are little belts or circles of energy that are constantly resonating and are the source of all of matter's constant movement.
To sum it up, at the very core of all existing matter is a resonance.

As I listened to Greene, I could not get a way from the creation account found in Genesis where God literally speaks existence into being. "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light..." and as the chapter progresses God speaks everything in creation into being.

It also brought to mind the first chapter of the book of John that states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made."

As I listened to Greene, all I could think about was that super string theory may just be a secular way of saying that at the very fabric of all that is made, you will find the resonance or the word of God..