The Speed of Darkness
There are tons of articles that describe and “explain” the speed of light and its propagation. In the 19th century, light looked like some “mystery” because of its nature and high speed of propagation.
During the 20th century, engineers made significant progress in devices capable of emitting and detecting light. Modern devices show something “unthinkable” for 19th-century physicists and thinkers. The best example is a device that emits short pulses of light with a given duration of each pulse and a given duration between them. Such devices are highly distributed now. They control the transmission and reception of information over any modern optical cable. The following figure shows an example of such a process.
Fig. 1 Light pulse propagation
There is a light source at point L0 that sends pulses of light in the L0-L1 direction. Suppose now this. The light source made three light pulses. Each of them has a different duration. According to the figure, pulse A has a minimal duration and forms itself between A1 and A2. Pulse B has a greater duration and forms itself between B1 and B2. Pulse C has an even greater duration and forms itself between C1 and C2.
There are also three observers along the route of light located at points L1, L2, and L3. All observers have their atomic clocks located at the same points. All observers interact with light pulses and determine their duration by their clocks. The first observer determines the duration of puls A as DL1A. The second observer determines the same value as DL2A. The third observer determines the same value as DL3A.
After that, they make measurements of the duration of pause between the tail point of pulse A (A2) and the head point of pulse B (B1). That is the duration of A2-B1 D(A2B1). They also determine all other pauses between other pulses.
All observers exchange the results of their measurements after the entire sequence of pulses. All of them agreed that the duration of puls A is the same for all of them, i.e., DL1A = DL2A = DL3A. Moreover, the duration of pulse B is the same for all points of measurement, i.e., DL1B = DL2B = DL3B. Likewise, puls C shows the same condition at all measurement points, i.e., DL1C = DL2C = DL3C.
After that, observers check measurements of pauses between pulses. They agreed that each pause shows the same duration at each point of measurement, i.e., DL1(A2B1) = DL2(A2B1) = DL3(A2B1), DL1(B2C1) = DL2(B2C1) = DL3(B2C1). Such a result leads to the following conclusions:
1. The speed of light pulses equals the speed of pauses between them for all observers. Otherwise, the duration of a given light pulse or the pause between light pulses becomes variable at different points of measurement.
2. The light pulses remain at zero speed relative to each other because a given pause between any light pulses remains a constant duration at all points of measurement.
3. The pauses between light pulses remain at ZERO speed relative to each other because a given pulse between any pauses remains a constant duration at all points of measurement.
4. The pauses between pulses show the same law of propagation as pulses.
- Allan Zade
What is the physical meaning of a pause between light pulses? It means something where light does not exist. What is something where light does not exist? That is Darkness. In other words,
Darkness shows the same law of propagation as Light
- Allan Zade
The statement given above makes a tremendous cognitive dissonance in the human mind because a human being understands light as “something” and darkness as “nothing” at the subconscious level. That heavy delusion comes from a source that appeared many centuries ago.
Scriptural Account:
According to Genesis 1:3-5 , "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light 'day,' and the darkness He called 'night.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day."
Theological Significance:
The separation of light from darkness is not merely a physical act but carries profound theological implications. It signifies the establishment of order from chaos, as light is often associated with God's presence, truth, and goodness, while darkness is frequently linked with chaos, evil, and ignorance. This act of separation underscores God's sovereignty and authority over creation, demonstrating His power to bring forth order and purpose.
- Ref. # 1