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607. Newton’s First Law of Motion

NEWTON’S  FIRST  LAW  OF  MOTION

First law: Every body remains in a state of constant velocity unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.  This means that in the absence of a non-zero net force, the center of mass of a body either remains at rest, or moves at a constant velocity.  Click here to read NASA’s explanation.  Click Here to read Wikipedia’s definition of Newton’s 1st Law of Motion.

 Theory of Evolution’s Claim:

The universe is accelerating in its expansion.  Click here to read Wikipedia’s article on Accelerating Expansion of the Universe.

“Since the universe’s expansion is accelerating, objects are being dragged out of Earth’s Hubble Volume and will become undetectable to humans of the future.”  Click Here to read Space.com’s article entitled, Alternatives to the Big Bang Theory Explained.

Law of Science’s Position:

According to Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, acceleration requires a force to push the expansion past its present velocity of motion (ie. to accelerate).

Discussion:

You have been in your car and let off of the gas pedal.  What happens is that you begin slowing down.  Why?  The engine, wheel friction, mechanical friction, and air friction are all slowing you down.  If you put the transmission in N (neutral) you slow down less by removing the engine influence as you coast.  Maybe a bicycle is a better example of coasting.

To accelerate, or to change your velocity, there has to be an input of energy.  For the car example, you have to press on the gas pedal.  For the bicycle example, you have to pedal.

In summary, some type of force or energy is required to accelerate.

Given:

It seems that both cannot be correct.  Scientist have not found any violation of this Newton’s 1st Law of Motion up until the Theory of Evolution was proposed.

Conflict: 

There is obviously a conflict between what Astronomer’s say and Newton’s First Law of Motion.

Conclusion: 

Is Evolution A Theory?  I must be intellectually honest and choose the most reasonable explanation.  This means I choose the Laws of Nature and put the Theory of Evolution back into the “hypothesis” category.