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We are seeing irresponsible comments about dark matter in both religious and secular articles. Dark matter is a designed feature of the cosmos that demonstrates the Creator's wisdom.
The story of dark matter begins nearly 100 years ago, when Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed that galaxies in the Coma Cluster were moving so fast they should have flown apart. About 40 years later, American astronomer Vera Rubin noticed that stars along the edges of spiral galaxies were moving so fast that centrifugal force should have sent them flying into intergalactic space. In recent years, astronomers have observed gravitational lensing — the bending of light by gravity — in regions of space without visible matter. These facts point to the presence of unseen or dark matter.
Despite irresponsible comments from religious people about dark matter, it is not where hell is located. It is not a product of celestial evolution and will not destroy the Earth, at least not in the next 1000 years. It is simply a designed feature that allows us to live on this planet in the solar system within this galaxy. What would the universe look like if dark matter did not exist? Galaxies would need to be much larger to prevent them from collapsing into their centers due to gravity. Space is full of galaxies, and that would not be possible without dark matter.09
Psalm 19:1 finds David looking at the sky, unobstructed by modern lights, and saying, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.” That was true in the clear skies David could observe, and it remains true today as astronomers use modern telescopes to see God's wisdom displayed in the heavens.
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