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Evidence ID: COS-EV05
Evidence: Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Summary: Einstein's General Theory of Relativity demonstrated that time, space, and matter are inter-dependent. Essentially, they all came into existence simultaneously. This means that time could not have existed before matter and space. This disproves theories claiming that time existed before space and matter, dispelling the need for a transcendent first-cause.
Description: Einstein's General Theory of Relativity (circa 1917) was intended to be a new theory of gravity. It supersedes Newton's law of universal gravity established in 1687.
Einstein's theory demonstrated that time, space, and matter are inter-dependent thus the name "relativity". In fact, they all came into existence simultaneously and are therefore coexistent. This means that one cannot exist apart from the other two.
Over the last 100 years, Einstein's General Theory of Relativity has been calibrated and validated. Cosmologists confirm that Einstein's theory accurately reflects the origin of time, space, and matter.
Einstein referred to his discovery "irritating". Because Einstein was a pantheist, he wanted the universe to be self-existent - not reliant on an outside cause - even though the universe appeared to be one big effect with a first cause.
Subsequently, Einstein introduced a fudge factor called the cosmological constant into his equations in order to show that the universe was static and devoid of a singularity beginning.
In 1919, Arthur Eddington determined the universe was not static and had a beginning. He concluded that Einstein's original General Theory of Relativity was true except for the cosmological constant introduced by Einstein [COS-EV05].
Sir Arthur Eddington wrote
"Philosophically, the notion of a beginning of the present order of Nature is repugnant to him. I would rather be inclined to think that the present state of quantum theory suggests a beginning of the world very different from the present order of Nature. Thermodynamical principles from the point of view of quantum theory may be stated as follows: (1) Energy of constant total amount is distributed in discrete quanta. (2) The number of distinct quanta is ever increasing. If we go back in the course of time, we must find fewer and fewer quanta, until we find all the energy of the universe packed in a few or even in a unique quantum." [REF-EDD01]
Einstein eventually concurred with Eddington's findings.
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity demonstrates that the universe had a beginning and was not self-existent. His model converges onto a singular event whereby time, space, and matter came into existence simultaneously.
More importantly, Einstein's theory disproves all other theories claiming that time existed before space and matter, dispelling the need for a transcendent first-cause.
Today, cosmologists agree that the universe comprised of time, space, and matter had a singularity beginning which is not explainable by nature means.
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