What is the mission of Quantum Genesis?
The book was written to reassure believers that there is no real conflict between science and Scripture. It is possible to interpret both Genesis and physics in ways that are compatible. Quantum Genesis suggests an interpretation of Genesis that might resolve the Old Earth/Young Earth debate, offers rebuttals for some of the main atheistic talking points based on physics and cosmology, and, above all, shows God’s awesome creative power on display in the world around us.
How is Quantum Genesis different from typical creation science books?
Creation science often argues that non-believing scientists have distorted the interpretation of scientific observations to support atheism. While that is true in many cases, Quantum Genesis has a different approach. The presentation in the book accepts all of mainstream science verified by observation or experiment as probably correct. It then shows that there are plausible interpretations of science, especially physics, that are compatible with the events described in Scripture.
Why all the speculation?
Speculation, guessing, is really all that anyone can do regarding the nature of this world, both theologically and scientifically. No one knows the details of how God created this world; we weren’t around at the time. No one knows how this reality is made or why it behaves the way it does. Science can tell us a lot about what it does, but has little or nothing to say about what it is.
Why is it necessary to show so much mathematics?
Physics is all about the application of mathematics to predict real world behavior. Any accurate description of physics has to be a description of the mathematical models that are physics. At the same time, it is not necessary to know how to do the mathematics to understand physics well enough to see how it can be applied to the interpretation of Genesis.
Do readers need to understand physics?
I hope not; nobody understands physics. Quantum Genesis includes a basic presentation of all the physics needed to support the interpretation of Genesis (that’s why the book is so long). All any reader should need to follow the presentation is some high school algebra.
Is there a purpose to the sections about computer science and computer games?
There certainly is. They have a critical supporting role both in the interpretation of Genesis and in the rebuttal to atheist talking points.
What would atheists think of Quantum Genesis?
I hope that they think it offers a disappointingly strong argument in support of Creation. The manuscript was reviewed by three casual atheists. One was not persuaded, but two of them felt that the book successfully undermined the scientific support for atheism.
How likely is it that the interpretations of physics presented in Quantum Genesis are actually true?
God knows. Nobody else does.
How has writing this book changed your view of creation?
The project has given me a much deeper view into the guts of this creation. It has always been a pleasure to behold, but as I got deeper and deeper into the details of how it all works it just got better and better. It is truly a beautiful display of God’s awesome power.
Shouldn’t this book have been written by a real physicist?
Maybe. Maybe not. Books on reality by physicists tend to be written for readers that have at least some training in science and mathematics. Quantum Genesis is written for interested persons with no scientific training. It might be easier for someone who has very recently gone through the learning process to explain the basics than it would be for someone who learned it all long ago. Also, much of the material presented in the book is more of an engineering analysis of creation than it is strictly scientific. The focus is on some of the more practical, nuts and bolts aspects of creation.