Measure the Heavens: Matty’s Constant

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. (Jeremiah 31:35-37) KJV

Astronomy has a working model of our solar system so accurate that it can land a space vehicle on a comet. Well, crash a space vehicle on a comet. This happened because we don’t know the absolute values for the mass of planetary bodies. We know are their relative proportions, based on the value we use for the mass of the Sun. The mass of the planetary bodies has never been measured.

The values we use are calculations which involve a nested series of assumptions:

Calculating the Mass of Planetary Bodies

The cause of the gravitational constant, G, Earth’s mass is the cause of acceleration due to gravity, g, Earth has an average density (no open space), Heliocentricity.

We observe a proportional relationship between mass and gravity, this isn’t the cause of gravity, it’s circumstantial evidence,

however, we assume that mass causes gravity,

that mass causes gravity, this gives us the gravitational constant, G, as measured by the Cavendish experiment. We measure the strength of Earth’s gravitational field with a ball drop, this gives us a value for acceleration due to gravity, g,

we assume that the mass of earth is the cause of g. We calculate the radius of Earth from which we can derive its volume, we assume that the Earth has an average density (no open space).

The value we have for the mass of the Earth isn’t the mass of the Earth, it’s a number which we use for convenience. From it we derive the mass of the Sun and the other planetary bodies. This requires another assumption:

The mass of the Sun is related to the mass of the Earth using, Kepler’s 3rd law of planetary motion and

Newton’s universal law of gravitation, the value of 1.9E+30 kg, ( 4 .) requires the assumption of heliocentricity.

The mass of all other planetary bodies are derived from the mass of the Sun.

Some would say that since we know the absolute value for the mass of the space vehicle, and this relates to the mass of the comet so accurately that we can make the predictions necessary to plan a space flight, that therefore we know the absolute mass of the comet.

Then again, we could also point out that the vehicle crashed, it didn’t land, precisely because the value for the mass of the comet has been calculated using false assumptions.

Incidentally, this is what mathematical constants are for: to relate our unknown but relative values of planetary bodies back to the absolute values of the mass of space vehicles. If you even wondered what Einstein’s cosmological constant is for, this is it. It’s needed because we don’t know any absolute values.

Relative Motion

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. (Ecclesiastes 1:6) KJV

The other piece of the puzzle which is taken for granted is the role of relative motion. Here is a quote from Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.

“We know that the difference between a heliocentric theory and a geocentric theory is one of relative motion only, and that such a difference has no physical significance.” — Sir Fred Hoyle in Astronomy and Cosmology, 1975, p. 416.

What Fred didn’t acknowledge is that there’s a difference between heliocentric and Geocentrospheric models which is physical: the values for the planetary masses. In Matty’s Paradigm these values have the same relative proportion to each other, but they’re smaller by a factor of 9.87^-12. This is Matty’s Constant.

Astrologers and Stargazers

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. (Isaiah 47:13-14) KJV

By taking God at His Word, by understanding the contrived nature of the popular science (SciPop) model of the universe, and by applying our knowledge of the character and nature of God we can shrink the universe to fit inside the crystalline firmament and we haven’t broken any of the laws of Physics. In fact, we have accounted for them in a way which is more harmonious and less contrived than in SciPop.

God established the conditions which allowed us to derive the laws, they have to be accurate. However, laws don’t define the cosmos, they’re designed to summarize and express our observations of it. Maybe you doubt us. Even for Christians what we’re saying is hard to assimilate. So let’s ask this: Has God, or will God, cast off the seed of Israel?

If God is telling the truth, hell is expanding and it’s the cause of global warming. Are you ready to place your eternal outcome in the hands of astronomers? A.k.a. stargazers? You ought to know that the Bible has nothing good to say about stargazers:

It’s not possible to prove heliocentricity, nor do we have an absolute value for the mass of Earth. The value we have for the mass of the Sun is derived from the assumptions that we make.

Thought for the Day

Matty’s Razor The idea that evidence is neutral and we all have access to it is known as Matty’s Razor. “We all have exactly the same evidence. Our choice of paradigm determines what we believe it’s evidence of.” – Matty’s Razor

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