The Big Bang theory - cosmological argument
- Created by: Abigail Woosey
- Created on: 15-04-13 19:55
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- The Big Bang Theory
- A scientific theory to explain the beginning of the universe
- Both supporters of the cosmological argument, and those who deny it, use the big bang theory as proof for and against the existence of God
- Scientific observation has confirmed that there was a beginning to the universe, and has provided further evidence that the universe developed a structure very early in it's history
- Both supporters of the cosmological argument, and those who deny it, use the big bang theory as proof for and against the existence of God
- A challenge to the cosmological argument only if it is accept as a rival theory to the cosmological argument
- If the theory is considered to be a spontaneous random event without reason or cause then Aquinas' assertion that God is mover and cause of the universe is undermined
- On the other hand if it is accepted that there must be a reason why the big bang happened, and that once the universe began to evolve there seems to have been a sustainer of the universe that ensured it developed and continued
- Then the big bang gives support to a belief in the od of classical theism
- A scientific theory to explain the beginning of the universe
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