For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible...
Colossians 1:16
This principle states that we can’t know
both energy and time to infinite precision, or position and momentum.
Since mass and energy are related by the famous Einstein formula E = mc2, this also applies to mass.
--So, for the tiniest fraction of a second, new subatomic particles can appear, then disappear.
These are called a virtual particle-antiparticle pair.
However, the time the particles can last is inversely proportional to
their mass. That is, larger masses last less time. The particle and
antiparticle quickly annihilate each other. So existence is fleeting for
anything larger than subatomic particles. For something as large as the
universe, forget it!
--The virtual particle production is thus a temporary
violation of the Law of Conservation of Mass-Energy: i.e. total amount
of mass/energy is constant. But this is not a problem, because of the
uncertainty in the measurement of energy for a given infinitesimal time
period. Past that time period, the particles disappear, restoring the
original mass-energy, so the Law is safe.
Virtual particles have been demonstrated theoretically. This part is
good science.
What is not good science is claiming that it is something
from nothing.
Virtual pair production requires a quantum field—this is something not nothing." CMI
*Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states: ΔE Δt ≥ h/4π and Δx Δp ≥
h/4π, where Δ = uncertainty, E= energy, t = time, x= position, p =
momentum, and h = Planck’s Constant = 6.62607015×10⁻34 J.s.
--The tininess of Planck’s constant is why the uncertainty is relevant
only to subatomic particles.
--For most larger systems, quantum mechanics
reduces to classical mechanics. E.g. quantum mechanics can’t be used as a
dodge to overcome the improbability of amino acids or nucleotides
combining in the precise sequences needed for life.
Quantum mechanics
certainly can’t explain the appearance of the universe from ‘nothing’.
