![]() Because many galaxies are too dim for us to see them, we must take this into account when attempting to discern the true distribution of galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. Selection effects result from the limitations of a data set. Our galaxy is the centre of the universe, ‘quantized’ redshifts show. Where are we in the universe? Journal of Creation. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. In Proceedings of the 2nd Crisis in Cosmology Conference. ![]() Fourier Analysis of the Large Scale Spatial Distribution of Galaxies in the Universe. Some astronomers have argued that redshift data of distant galaxies show they are located in evenly spaced groups surrounding the Milky Way. Redshift is the increased wavelength caused by a celestial object moving away from Earth. Posted on ICR.org August 24, 2015, accessed October 27, 2017. Posted on ICR.org May 7, 2015, accessed October 27, 2017. Posted on ICR.org January 18, 2013, accessed October 27, 2017. Massive Quasar Cluster Refutes Core Cosmology Principle. Hence, it would be prudent for creationists to hold this idea loosely, viewing it as a hypothesis rather than as a confirmed result. This intriguing possibility is definitely worth further study, but for now it seems the only evidence for it lies in the original published secular reports. So, although there are very good reasons to question the cosmological principle, we caution our fellow creationists against making strong claims regarding quantized redshifts. Given the centrality of Earth to God’s plan for the ages, it would not be surprising if it, or at least our galaxy, were located in a special place in the cosmos. 11-13 More data and a more sophisticated analysis might change this outcome, but for now we haven’t been able to confirm this result for ourselves. Our work so far has given us a much better understanding of the pitfalls in this kind of research. However, this may not be the final word on the issue. Although preliminary results did show an apparent series of concentric galaxy shells surrounding our Milky Way galaxy, 10 this apparent pattern was not pronounced enough to rule out an illusion caused by selection effects. 9 In 2012, ICR scientists began, in conjunction with other creation scientists, an effort to see if we could confirm this claim with our own analysis of the data. Unfortunately, some earlier creation studies that seemed to confirm this result failed to take into account “selection effects” that could bias the results. However, this is a stupendous claim, and we would prefer not to simply take published reports at face value. Because such a “chance” distribution of galaxies is extremely improbable, this phenomenon, if real, would be powerful evidence for special creation and against the Big Bang model. 4-7 This would imply our Milky Way galaxy is near the center of a series of spherical, concentric shells of galaxies. Both secular and creation scientists have claimed quantized redshift data show that the distribution of nearby galaxies is not random but that galaxies are preferentially located at discrete distances from Earth. Given the centrality of Earth to God’s plan for the ages, it would not be surprising if it, or at least our galaxy, were located in a special place in the cosmos.Īccording to Scripture.Earth is very special.įor this reason, creation scientists have long been interested in observations that might confirm this. Earth is the place where the Lord Jesus Christ became a man, dwelt among us, bore our sins on the cross, and rose from the dead for our justification ( Romans 4:25 1 Corinthians 15:3-4). God spent five days preparing Earth but only one day creating the heavenly bodies ( Genesis 1:1-31). According to Scripture, however, Earth is very special. This assumption requires that neither our Milky Way galaxy nor Earth can be in any way special. ![]() However, even observations made by Big Bang scientists call this “cosmological principle” into question. A fundamental Big Bang assumption is that there are no special places or directions in the universe.
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