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This essay constitutes a philosophical proof of a creator based upon Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. However, it does not purport to identify the nature of the creator or whether he, she or it still exists.
The paper is a rejoinder to an atheistic, university philosopher's rebuttal to Hugh Ross, noted astronomer and Christian apologist.
An excerpt:
"It was Hermann Minkowski, Dr. Einstein’s erstwhile math teacher, who first pointed out to him that his special theory of relativity implied a four-dimensional universe, now usually referred to as the 'block universe.' In this scheme of reality, time is reduced to a mere fourth dimension, with the result being that the universe can no longer be viewed as being composed of space and time, but rather as an unified structure called 'spacetime,' with all events within the universe (including particles seemingly being created without a cause via vacuum fluctuations) occurring at the confluence of four-dimensional points.
"(For example: September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center at the precise floor and instant that the first plane hit.)
"Dr. Einstein himself was at first most reluctant to accept such a view of reality, but eventually came to embrace it. Here lies the point most relevant to the thrust of this essay: Within the block universe scheme of reality, the past, present and future of spacetime all exist contemporaneously and there is no privileged moment within spacetime soley entitled to call itself 'the present' or 'now.' "
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