Who’s Running the Show?

To Denis Gibbon One small point. Let's remember that when we are talking of G-d's speech we are not referring to physical energy in any way, rather a spiritual one. Thus the universe was created from total physical nothingness... Let me know if I'm relating at all to what you're bothered by. Thanks! Reply

Re: Creation Speaking as someone who accepts that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old (I am stating that so you know where I am holding not to create a machlochis we have enough of that) your comment doesn't change the basic idea. So instead of the joke being "get your own mud" it’s "get your own energy". G-D created/is the energy. Same idea. Good shir. Reply

Creation G-d created Adam's body from the earth, and Eve's body from one of Adam's ribs. Furthermore, He created clothing for Adam and Eve from the skins of animals. Thus G-d's method of creation is from something to something else. Now, 'nothing' is an abstract word to describe the absence of any created thing. Wouldn't it be more logical to follow the scripture that tells us that God spoke things into existence. The act of speaking implies a release of energy which according to Einstein's theory of relativity has the potential of being transformed into matter. Thus isn't it more likely that G-d created the universe from energy? Reply