The Debate About Origins (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What is a cosmology?
What is a cosmology?
Explanation of universe origin & structure
Who first proposed the Big Bang theory in the 1920s?
Who first proposed the Big Bang theory in the 1920s?
Georges Lemaître
According to Big Bang theory, how old is the universe?
According to Big Bang theory, how old is the universe?
13.8 billion years
What does Big Bang theory say expanded during the universe's origin?
What does Big Bang theory say expanded during the universe's origin?
Space itself expanded
When was Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation discovered?
When was Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation discovered?
1965
What does redshift of galaxies demonstrate?
What does redshift of galaxies demonstrate?
Universe is expanding
When was the Steady State theory proposed?
When was the Steady State theory proposed?
1948
Who proposed the Steady State theory?
Who proposed the Steady State theory?
Hoyle, Bondi, and Gold
What does Steady State theory say about the universe's beginning?
What does Steady State theory say about the universe's beginning?
Has no beginning - it is eternal
What discovery in 1965 contradicted Steady State theory?
What discovery in 1965 contradicted Steady State theory?
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
What did Pope Pius XII declare about Big Bang theory in 1951?
What did Pope Pius XII declare about Big Bang theory in 1951?
It aligned with Catholic teaching
What is the current scientific status of these two theories?
What is the current scientific status of these two theories?
Big Bang widely accepted
Do these cosmological theories prove or disprove God's existence?
Do these cosmological theories prove or disprove God's existence?
Neither proves nor disproves God