Origins and meaning key people

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St Augustine of Hippo
An early catholic theologian who believed the universe was created from nothing
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Fr Georges Lemaitre
Catholic priest, astronomer and professor of physics - the Big Bang theory
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Aristotle
Ancient Greek philosopher who believed that the cosmos had always existed, that there has always been matter
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Michelangelo
Italian artist who painted the creation of Adam in the Sistine chapel
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Richard Dawkins
Professor and British Scientist and the most famous atheist in the world. He believes that you cannot be sane and and well educated and disbelief the theory of evolution
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Charles Darwin
An English naturalist, geologist and biologist and is best known for his contribution to the theory of evolution and the concept of the survival of the fittest
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St Catherine of Siena
A woman with deep, spiritual faith and was passionate about making people aware of God. She knew God loved everyone because they are all created in his image
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Peter Singer
A well known Australian humanist and moral philosopher, he has interesting ideas in relation to abortion and the value of life that many find controversial
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John Hick
Influential philosopher of religion of the second half of the twentieth century. As a British philosopher in the Anglo-analytic tradition, Hick did groundbreaking work in religious epistemology, philosophical theology and religious pluralism
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Catholic priest, astronomer and professor of physics - the Big Bang theory

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Fr Georges Lemaitre

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Ancient Greek philosopher who believed that the cosmos had always existed, that there has always been matter

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Italian artist who painted the creation of Adam in the Sistine chapel

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Professor and British Scientist and the most famous atheist in the world. He believes that you cannot be sane and and well educated and disbelief the theory of evolution

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