1. Kasin Onaawang so Universe?

Imbaga nen Aristotle a say universe et ag-onawang. Saray mamebemben ed bibitewen et ag-onmelag tan agmet ombaleg.

Ontan met kasi walad Biblia? Andi, anggapoy espisipikon ibabaga to nipaakar ed satan. Balet, imanoen pay balibalin impangibaga to: “Sikato a manyurong ed tagey na tibukel a dalin, tan saray manayam ed sikato singa ra dondonaron; a mangibuskag na saray tawen a singa sakey a kobongkobong [“maimpis ya abel,” NW], tan mangibilkag ed sikara a singa sakey a tolda a panayaman.”​—Isaias 40:22.a

Dinan so duga, say diagram nen Aristotle odino say ibabaga na Biblia? Antoy ibabaga natan na saray cosmologist (manaaral nipaakar ed universe)? Diad koma-20 a century, naamtaan na saray astronomer ya say universe et onaawang. Diad tua, saray galaksi et maples ya onsisian ed saray arum nin galaksi. Ag-inilaloan na saray scientist so agaylan iyaawang na universe. Diad sayan panaon, papanisiaan na saray cosmologist a say universe et ginmapo a melag anggad inmawang lan inmawang. Papaneknekan sirin na science ya samay diagram nen Aristotle so obsolete.

Say ibabaga balet na Biblia ey? Mainomay ya naimadyin so sakey a toon singa si propetan Isaias ya ontatangay ed marakdakep a mabitewen ya katawenan tan iisipen ton kaparpara itan na toldan akabuskag.b Ompan naimano to ni ingen ya say Milky Way et mipadparad “maimpis ya abel.”

Sakey ni, walaray nanonotan tayo ed imbaga nen Isaias. Nayarin naisip tayoy sakey a tolda nensaman a panaon; ompan naiimadyin tayoy melag a lukot na matibay ya toldan imbilkag insan tinukolan pian napanayaman. Ontan met, nayarin naisip tayoy melag a lukot na maimpis ya abel ya ibubuskag na managlako pian nanengneng na sumasaliw. Diad saratan ya alimbawa, samay datin melag ed pakanengneng tayo et nagmaliw ya baleg.

Siempre, agtayo met ibabagan say marakdakep ya deskripsion na Biblia ed tolda tan maimpis ya abel et mangipapaliwawa lad iyaawang na universe. Balet, agta makapadinayew a naamtaan ya say imbaga na Biblia nipaakar ed universe et eksakto ed modernon science? Masulok a 300 a taon ya akaunan nambilay si Isaias nen say si Aristotle tan nilibon taon ni apalabas antis ya naamtaan na science so agnasuppiat a paneknek nipaakar ed universe. Ingen ta agkaukolan ya umanen so insulat na sayan ordinaryon Hebreo a propeta, ya aliwan singa samay ginawan diagram nen Aristotle.