The Big Bang Theory Flashcards

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What is the Big Bang?

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  1. happened 13.7 billion years ago
  2. It is the idea that the universe began in an explosion where from a single point, all the universes energy and matter was thrown outwards.
  3. this energy and matter became the planets and stars we know today. There is a very strong scientific evidence for this one - off beginning which means that before this point nothing existed.
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Who is Stephen Hawking?

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A scientist who expanded on the theory of te Big Bang. He believed that there is no evidence to suggest that there is a creator or God that made the universe.

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quote for stephen hawking

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” the universe can and will create itself from nothing”

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How can this viewpoint change people’s lives?

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it can change people’s lives as with the laws of physics like gravity, scientists can see how universes and galaxies can be created.

If science can explain the universe and humans without God, it can lead some people to lose their faith in God as they are no longer need God to explain why we are here.

They become an athiest.

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