God’s unseen world

The wonder and vastness of space with its planets, stars and galaxies moving in clockwork precision, inspired the psalmist to write, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” In the psalmist’s day, the unseen world of the atom had not been discovered.

The coronavirus cannot be seen by the naked eye, yet this “invisible enemy” is approaching a worldwide death rate of two million people. Neither is the atom visible, yet its force destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. Based on scientific research, we can say that the microcosmic world of the atom is as infinite as the macrocosmic world of the universe is endless.

Everything is made of atoms—from the human body to a speck of dust. A Nobel Prize-winning physicist named Niels Bohr discovered the internal structure of the atom in 1913. So small is the atom, that a tiny droplet of water contains 100 billion, billion atoms. This unseen world is called the Quantum Realm. Its basic entity is the atom, which comprises a nucleus of protons (positive charges) and neutrons (neutral charges). Swirling around the nucleus at alarming speeds are electrons (negative charges), which circle its nucleus much like planets orbiting the sun. Only 36 subatomic particles have been discovered. Physicists study such sub-atomic entities as quarks, leptons, neutrinos, bosons, hadrons and mesons.

The first verse in the Bible states that, “God created the heavens and the earth.” In the beginning, the Creator set into motion the physical laws that govern how the universe functions. Einstein discovered one such law, namely E=MC2, which governs the conversion of mass to energy. Other potential discoveries lurk under man’s intellectual radar. For example, only 0.1 percent of the mass of the isotope Uranium-235 is converted to pure energy. This miniscule force released enough heat, wind and fire to destroy hundreds of thousands of people in a single blast. When the bomb exploded over Hiroshima, Japan, humans at “ground zero” were vaporized.

Today, man has a choice. He can either destroy himself and all the earth, or he can use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. If properly harnessed, nuclear power can drive automobiles, propel airplanes, send astronauts into space and enhance medical research and treatment. In fact, there are many other worthy purposes for which the properly channeled power of the atom can be used.

In 1945, atomic bombs were used to end World War II. Seventy-five years later, our world stands at the threshold of a golden age in which nuclear power can dramatically change our lives. Either we can use this newly discovered power for worthy purposes, or we can use it to destroy our world. The choice is left up to this country and the other nations of the world.

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