Our Universe Project

1. Where did the universe come from? And why does it matter? Where did the universe come from!?

2. I was sitting in my office one day… When a curious thought crossed my curious mind… I wonder where the universe came from…

3. Being the curious guy that I am… I did some research… *click click click cluck click* What I discovered even I was not prepared for…

4. The first thing I discovered… Was that there are two legitimate theories for explaining the origin of the universe. These theories are as follows:

5. #1: Intelligent Design Intelligent Design is the idea that someone or something created the universe. The most common such theories are those of Religious faiths such as Christianity

7. But could there have always been only two theories? Surely human ignorance has created more than a few believable and solid theories!

8. Well, believe it or not… BUT THERE WAS ONCE A THIRD COMMONLY ACCEPTED THEORY!

10. Indeed… This theory didn’t have a specific name, but the idea was that the universe was always there.

11. “ But Austin, why is this theory no longer accepted?” -Henry

12. Well my foolishly naïve friend… Not only has Einstein’s theory of Gravitation disproved that, but so have the discoveries made by our own Hubble Space Telescope.

13. So, we have three (two) theories…

14. But what flaws do these two main theories have?

17. “ So if I were to summarize these two theories into a short answer that someone may want to take notes on…?” -Henry

19. I feel like I’ve learned a lot about the Big Bang, but not too much about this “Creationism” idea.

20. You’re right! Here’s a little more about the idea of “Creationism”

22. Of course, nowadays there are newer Creationalists, or “Neo-creationalists” They are a newer version of the creationalist movement that is arguing against scientists. They agree with standard creationalist theories but argue that scientific theories of evolution and creation do not leave room for religious interpretation(s).

25. The End Any questions?