On several
occasions I had the opportunity to hear the narration of the story of creation
in the Holy Bible, (Genesis 1, verses 3-5,) 3. God commanded, “Let there be
light” and light appeared. 4. God was pleased with what he saw. Then he
separated the light from the darkness 5. and he named the light, “Day” and the
darkness, “Night.”
Is the
statement true or correct? Is there any scientific basis for that?
I am aware that in Scandinavian countries, the day time is
very long during summer; sometimes it is more than 18 hours. Therefore, they
put thick layers of drapes to reduce the light in their bed rooms to relax.
Darkness is nothing but intense light the eyes cannot
catch. Blazing light so close from a passing vehicle blinds our eye. It is not
absence of light but intense light. Man’s visual faculty is limited as are the
rest of his mental concepts of senses. (Similarly higher decibel sound deafens
our ear-sense of hearing.) The mind is able to appreciate only the difference
of different wave-lengths of light and is unable to recognize wave-lengths of
light beyond a certain spectrum. The inability to appreciate light is
experienced by man as darkness.
Scientific inventions have enabled us to overcome so-called “darkness.” For instances: a
lens in a microscope can
magnify micro-organisms and other objects and reveal details invisible to the
naked eye. Similarly, a
lens in a telescope enables us to magnify distant stars and planets since objects far away appear
nearer and larger.
If darkness were real even animals would not be able
to see. But it is well known that certain species of the animal kingdom roam
around in darkness in total freedom.
It is significant to realize that life begins in so
called darkness rather than in light. The seed germinates in darkness within
the seed under the ground. The sperm fertilizes the ova in the darkness of the
reproductive system. Eggs hatch within the darkness of the egg-shell. Life
begins in darkness as darkness is light.
You can neither create darkness, nor can quantify it since
darkness is unreal. Therefore, narration of
creation in Genesis of Holy bible is only an illusion made by the anonymous author.
MEMOIRS
An autobiography
by
Joseph J. Thayamkeril
Lawyer, Kochi, Kerala, India.
josephjthayamkeril.blogspot.com
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