Atheists have often claimed that the Bible makes no scientific predictions and therefore cannot be a valid source of knowledge about the universe.
But this is simply unfounded. First, modern science as we understand it today did not exist thousands of years ago. To demand that our modern expectations should be imposed upon the text of Scripture is anachronistic eisegesis. It is our imposing our expectations and understanding into the texts of the Bible.
But second, Psalm 19, written by King David some 3,000 years ago, tells us that the heavens are continually pouring forth speech and knowledge, day after day and night after night.
Nowhere is this pouring forth more clearly demonstrated today than in the latest ground-based Simonyi Survey Telescope perched high atop the peak of El Peñón at an elevation of 8,799 feet. It is the main eye to the sky of the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory in north central Chile.
This technological marvel pulls down 20 terabytes of data, every night! Ten times the storage capacity size of most new computer hard drives or smart phones. Over the course of its proposed ten-year survey of the southern hemisphere, astronomers hope to collect some 500 petabytes of data in total! One petabyte is 1,000 terabytes.
You can see more wonders and find out more about the telescope at the observatory's main website. https://rubinobservatory.org
The image on this month's thumbnail comes from the observatory website.
Wayne has written a companion article on the telescope and observatory. You can find that here. https://creationanswers.net/answersblog/2025/09/01/so-much-more-the-vera-rubin-telescope/
Other related links:
https://www.astronomy.com/science/first-ever-images-released-by-the-vera-c-rubin-observatory/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_mSAqw_DBY
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A Philosopher and a Physicist Discuss Probability and the Fine Tuning of the Universe
The Language of Rivers and Stars with Author Seth Lewis - Part 2
The brand new Vera Rubin Observatory recently opened its 28-foot diameter mirror and snapped a few stunning images that astronomers displayed to the public for the first time in June.
You can explore the amazing imagery of the heavens at the observatory's website at this site:Â
https://rubinobservatory.org/news/first-imagery-rubin
Why so many stars? Why is the universe so immensely enormous, beyond our comprehension? What is the universe saying to us?
There would be no science of the heavens if the universe was not speaking to us. But what is it saying? And who are we among all these stars? Why are we here to see such wonders?
We here at Good Heavens! think it is all because God created us to be here, for such a time as this. He has numbered and named all the stars and knows our names too. And just like He did with stars, God has numbered all the hairs of our head, too, even though we might not be able to see every follicle ourselves.
The heavens and our human frames all are fearfully and wonderfully made and attest to God's glory.
We continue our conversation with author Seth Lewis about his lovely little book The Language of Rivers and Stars - How Nature Speaks of the Glories of God. Come and see!
For more about Seth, go to this site:Â
https://sethlewis.ie/2025/04/30/the-language-of-rivers-and-stars/
To help Texas flood victims, see this site:
https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201
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The Language of Rivers and Stars with Author Seth Lewis - Part 1
Despite how secular most disciplines in the physical sciences are today, those who study nature assume that nature is intelligible and that it should be explored. But how does modern science actually explain what nature is saying to us? How do the explain that nature is intelligible to us at all? Is science the only way to understand the physical universe and everything it contains?
From silvery meandering rivers to the variegated heavenly canopy of stars above us, all creation is speaking to us, but in the words of the late Dr. Carl Sagan, "Who speaks for Earth?"
God does. And creation is His workmanship. He has revealed to us His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine glory, through what He has made. He has given us two books to know Him better, creation and the Bible. We should be diligent students of both.
On the next two episodes of Good Heavens this month, we speak with someone who has exegeted the physical creation with great care and attention. His name is Seth Lewis and he is the author of a brilliant little book The Language of Rivers and Stars - How Nature Speaks of the Glories of God.
Seth will share with us his insights and wisdom as to how he sees all of creation pointing us, drawing us, toward Christ.
You can find out more about Seth and his work on his website:
https://sethlewis.ie/2025/04/30/the-language-of-rivers-and-stars/
Here on part one we talk about how we can respond to God through creation and how we can sustain hope through the midst of the terrifying reality of natural disasters.
If you would like to donate something, no matter how small, to the flood relief efforts in South Central Texas, visit this website. (https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201Â ) Your donations will go directly to those in Kerr County and surrounding regions affected by the flood.
Podbean enables our podcast to be on Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms. To support Good Heavens! on Podbean as a patron, you can use the Podbean app, or go to https://patron.podbean.com/goodheavens. This goes to Wayne Spencer. If you would like to give to the ministry of Watchman Fellowship or to Daniel Ray, you can donate at https://www.watchman.org/daniel. Donations to Watchman are tax deductible.
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Filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis Part 2 - Design in the Universe Helps Lead an Atheist to Christ
The Bible tells us that we can see and understand "God's invisible attributes" through what He has created. And this is precisely what former atheist Michael Ray Lewis discovered as he spent three years examining the evidence for Christianity. One of the most impressive arguments he encountered during his time of searching was that of the fine tuning of the universe.
Jesus eventually got hold of Michael and not long thereafter his wife encouraged him to make a documentary about the evidence he had uncovered for Christianity.
Here on part two of our conversation with filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis, we'll hear the story of how the idea of the film, Universe Designed, became a reality.
For more info on the Universe Designed film, click here:
https://universedesigned.com/
Podbean enables our podcast to be on Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms. To support Good Heavens! on Podbean as a patron, you can use the Podbean app, or go to https://patron.podbean.com/goodheavens. This goes to Wayne Spencer. If you would like to give to the ministry of Watchman Fellowship or to Daniel Ray, you can donate at https://www.watchman.org/daniel. Donations to Watchman are tax deductible.
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