entropy-and-weariness
The chapter explains weariness in living beings as a consequence of entropy and contrasts this with the eternal motion of inanimate objects and particles.
2 chapters across 2 books
In the Beginning … (1977)Isaac Asimov
This chapter examines the completion of the Creation narrative in Genesis, focusing on the meaning of the phrase 'all the host of them' and the theological and scientific implications of God resting on the seventh day. It contrasts the Biblical view of a completed creation with the scientific understanding of ongoing cosmic and biological evolution, and explores the anthropomorphic language used to describe God's rest. The chapter concludes by discussing the sanctification of the seventh day as the Sabbath.
In the Beginning … Science Faces God in the Book of Genesis (1977)Isaac Asimov
This chapter examines the biblical account of Creation in Genesis, focusing on the completion of the heavens and the earth, the meaning of God's rest on the seventh day, and the ongoing scientific understanding of cosmic and biological evolution. It contrasts the static, perfect creation implied by scripture with the dynamic, ever-changing universe revealed by modern science, and explores the anthropomorphic language used to describe God's actions. The chapter also discusses the Sabbath's sanctification and the symbolic meaning of divine rest.