Origins of The Universe

Question 1

religious pov

How do Christians think the universe came about?

Answer 1

Genesis 1 of the Bible which tells them Gods process of creating the universe.

Question 2

how many days did it take God to create the world?

Answer 2

• 6
  day 1 - seperated light and dark
  day 2 - sea,+ sky
  day 3 - land, rivers + mountains
  day 4 - sun (day) + moon (night)
  day 5 - sea creatures +birds
  day 6 - humans + land animals

Question 3

non-religious pov

how do scientists think the universe was created?

Answer 3

the big bang theory

13.7 billion years ago there was nothing -> singularity (hot, dense state) -> expands -> time, space, matter, energy all came into existence -> began to cool over millions of years when planets stars and galaxies formed.

Question 4

how can scientists prove BBT?

Answer 4

red shift theory + cosmic background radiation

Question 5

what is the red shift theory?

Answer 5

when light waves are close they are violet.
when they’re far they are red.
In the universe we see red -> we have moved away from a light source therefore the world is expanding

Question 6

what is cosmic background radiation?

Answer 6

We can see heat + radiation out in the universe - this implies there is leftover heat from BBT

Question 7

how do christans know genesis 1 is real?

Answer 7

• Bible
  + comes from God
• hard to prove (faith alone)
• Personal faith
• Dreams + revelation
• Word of mouth
  + first hand
• easy to make mistakes