The Origin of the Cosmos This is the first of several lessons on the subject of origins.Today’s lesson is on the origin of the universe. How can we who are not cosmologists or physicists discuss these kinds of scientific issues with people? How did the Hebrew and Christian view of the cosmos differ from everyone else’s throughout history? What major scientific discoveries in the twentieth century revolutionized the way science viewed the cosmos? What important implications are inherent in the new understanding of the expansion of the universe? What is the singularity or boundary? Why is it impossible for science to address the question of what was “before” the singularity? What is the Standard Model of the Big Bang? What has been the result of the attempts to come up with alternate scientifically satisfactory models to the Standard Model? What are the two kinds of causes or explanations for events? Which kind cause or explanation is necessary beyond the boundary? Why is a quantum vacuum spontaneous generation of the universe, the so called “free lunch,” not possible?
Lesson 25: Review Questions
Lesson 25: Lesson Notes

Tags: Cosmos, Origin, Universe, Creation, Big Bang