1. The Search for God Can Science Help John Houghton Irvine, California 18th February 2003

2. The search for God; can science help The Big Bang; - the Universe created with humans in mind? Where is God; an analogy from science? Caring for the Earth - both a scientific and a spiritual challenge.

4. Hubble Space Telescope

6. Solar system Plutos orbit has a diameter of about 12,000 million kilometres

7. Two views of our galaxy Our sun is 30,000 light years from the galaxys centre.

9. 2 billion light yearsBackground galaxies

10. Galaxies near the edge of Universe - 5 billion light years away

11. THE BIG BANG

12. 12By 10 -43 s 1 second 1million y 10 -33 cm Quarks Hydrogen and Helium Stars & Galaxies

13. Conversion of mass to energy The sun is our nearest example. Two nuclei of Deuterium fuse to form a Helium nucleus. Mass is lost and energy released, according to E = mc 2

14. 500 light years

17. Evidence for the Big Bang Redshift of galaxies Microwave background radiation Abundance of helium

18. Doppler Effect Waves from an approaching object are compressed. Waves from a receding object are stretched.

19. The first ground-based measurement of microwave background intensity at about 7cm wavelength (4 GHz) Wilson and Penzias

20. Pigeon droppings or Big Bang relics?

21. Abundance of Helium in Universe 1 atom of Helium to 3 atoms of Hydrogen as predicted by Big Bang Theory

22. Is there meaning in the Universe; has it been designed?

23. Designed with humans in mind? Human brain is, so far as we know, most complex object in universe

24. the most incomprehensible thing about the Universe is that it is comprehensible

25. Designed with humans in mind? Universe needs to be as large as it is and as old as it is for human life to be possible.

26. How special is the Universe? - it is not any old Universe Incredibly fine tuning needed at the Big Bang

27. How special is the Universe?

28. Make yourself a universe! Dials must balance to 1 part in 10 60

29. 1 part in 1000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000

30. Roger Penrose

31. How special is the Universe? Roger Penrose in The Emperors New Mind argues that initial order specified to ~ 1 part in 10 to the power of (10 123 )

32. Possible universes To produce a universe resembling ours, the Creator aims for a tiny volume of the phase space of possible universes (after Penrose).

33. Can science explain everything?

34. Conflicting or Comple- mentary?

35. Which is it? Science OR God Science AND God

36. Where is God? - an Analogy from Science

37. Albert Einstein

38. Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity Essentially described by 4-D Space-Time construction

39. Flatland The cover of Abbotts book

40. A sphere from Spaceland over Flatland

41. God in action when we pray

42. Complementary stories God story - Creator and Sustainer Science story - orderly & precise Faith story - events seen in terms of our relationship with God

43. Caring for the Earth - both a scientific and a spiritual challenge

45. Gardeners of the Earth... provides –food, water and resources for human life and industry –a place of beauty and diversity –for human creativity –for future generations

46. Adam/Eve cartoon This place is vast; we couldnt pollute it if we tried!

47. Some Global Problems Population Growth Resource Use & Degradation Poverty Global Warming & Climate Change

48. The earth is warming Sea level will rise More floods and more droughts Poor nations worst affected Many environmental refugees

49. Global Warming presents a challenge to: scientists industry and technologists governments everybody

50. Environmental Action Mostly we know what to do, but we lack the will to do it Sir Crispin Tickell in the Doomsday Letters

51. Caring for the Earth presents a Challenge and an Opportunity to Christian Churches

52. What Can I Do? Support the reen Code –cut down waste –save energy and natural resources –travel sensibly –prevent pollution –look after your local environment Check how green you are

53. The Two Books: Gods Word & Gods Works

54. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God… All things were made by Him. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us John 1 v 1-2 & 14

55. Celtic cross