68 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLEthis force?—"Itis theforce whichdrawsbodies to-
wardeachother." Buthowdoesthis forceproduce
thiseffect? Comingback toour firstquestion,what
isthecauseofthisattraction? Ourquestionremains
unanswered. While we search for the cause, the
pseudo-scientist continues to repeat his formula,
"Bodiesareattractedtowardoneanotherbytheforce
of gravity; and the force of gravity is that which
drawsthemtogether." Heendswherehebegan,and
hebeginswhereheended. Heisreasoninginacircle.
"Itiscertainthatlightconsistsinthetransference
ofenergy,notofmatter;andtheundulatory theory
is based upon this fact. But as to the manner in
whichenergyisthustransferred,weareentirely ig-
norant."
—"International Cyclopedia," article "Undu-
latory TheoryofLight."
Howdo light and the force of gravitation travel
acrosstheabyss ofspace? Inthe wordsof Godto
Job,"Bywhatwayisthelightdistributed?" Scientists
cannottell. Thetheorythatlighttravelsbyvibrations
in the light-bearing ether does not explain it. The
theory,initsveryconstitution,isself-destructive. By
thistheory,onethingissupposedtoactuponanother
throughaspaceabsolutely empty.
Toseemoreclearlyhowdifficultisthisquestionof
thetransfer of force through space, let us take, as
anexample, thelightandheatofthesun. Thesun
actsuponustoproducethesensationoflightandheat.
Thesunis overninety millionsof milesaway from
us;andthelightandtheheatarehereontheearth,
having traveled the immense distance from the sun