Science Views On Cosmology Flashcards
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The Big Bang Theory
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Scientific evidence that the universe is still expanding due to red shift and cosmic radiation discovered in 1964. Scientists are putting new theories forward such as multiple Big Bangs
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Limitations of the Big Bang Theory
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It violates the law that you can’t create or destroy energy or matter and proposes space expanded faster than the speed of light
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Charles Darwin
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Evolution man evolved from ape and simple life forms over 3 billion years ago and survival of the fittest, however there are some gaps in fossil evidence. Evolution example is ‘cynodonts’ evolved from reptile to mammal like over 245 million years ago
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Charles Lyell
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Millions of years old due to fossil and rock formations - why would God create animals that then die out
