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Stage 1:The Big Bang
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Stage 2: The Sub-Nuclear EraStage 2: The Sub-Nuclear EraStage 2: The Sub-Nuclear EraStage 2: The Sub-Nuclear Era
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Stage 4: The Atomic EraStage 4: The Atomic EraStage 4: The Atomic EraStage 4: The Atomic Era
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The Cosmic Background Radiation
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Stage 5: The Gravity EraStage 5: The Gravity EraStage 5: The Gravity EraStage 5: The Gravity Era
t = 1 million yearst = 1 million years
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Simulations performed at the National Center forSupercomputer Applications by Andrey Kravtsov (U of Chicago) and Anatoly Klypin (New Mexico State). Visualizations by Andrey Kravtsov.
Matter (including those pesky WIMPS) dominates over radiation
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Stage 5: The Gravity EraStage 5: The Gravity EraStage 5: The Gravity EraStage 5: The Gravity Era
TheoryTheoryTheoryTheory ObservationObservationObservationObservation
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Supernova 1998bu in M96
Galaxies, Stars and the ElementsGalaxies, Stars and the ElementsGalaxies, Stars and the ElementsGalaxies, Stars and the Elements
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Why do we think it’s correct?Why do we think it’s correct?Why do we think it’s correct?Why do we think it’s correct?
•Expansion of the universeExpansion of the universe•Expansion of the universeExpansion of the universe
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•Cosmic background Cosmic background radiation radiation•Cosmic background Cosmic background radiation radiation
•Large-scale structureLarge-scale structure•Large-scale structureLarge-scale structureQuickTime™ and a
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Audit of the Universe’s BooksAudit of the Universe’s BooksAudit of the Universe’s BooksAudit of the Universe’s Books
Heavy elements (us) 0.03%
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Stage 6: The Geology EraStage 6: The Geology EraStage 6: The Geology EraStage 6: The Geology Era
t = 9.1 billion years (4.5 billion years ago)t = 9.1 billion years (4.5 billion years ago)
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Stage 7: The Biology EraStage 7: The Biology EraStage 7: The Biology EraStage 7: The Biology Era
t = 10.1 billion years (3.5 billion years ago)t = 10.1 billion years (3.5 billion years ago)
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A Science-Religion War?A Science-Religion War?A Science-Religion War?A Science-Religion War?
“The Atheists”
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
Christopher Hitchens, God is not
Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Steven Weinberg, Facing Up: Science
and its Cultural Adversaries
“The Atheists”
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
Christopher Hitchens, God is not
Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Steven Weinberg, Facing Up: Science
and its Cultural Adversaries
“The Religious Right”
Institute for Creation Research
Center for Science & Culture
(Intelligent Design)
William Dempski, Mere Creation:
Science Faith and Intelligent Design
Kitzmiller v. Dover PA School Board
“The Religious Right”
Institute for Creation Research
Center for Science & Culture
(Intelligent Design)
William Dempski, Mere Creation:
Science Faith and Intelligent Design
Kitzmiller v. Dover PA School Board
Rabbi Barry Block, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio
Does the religious right believe God to be so limited as to be unable to create the universe in a “big bang”?[Do secularists] presume to know the source of the matter that “banged”?
Rabbi Barry Block, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio
Does the religious right believe God to be so limited as to be unable to create the universe in a “big bang”?[Do secularists] presume to know the source of the matter that “banged”?
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The Seven Days of Creation (Genesis)The Seven Days of Creation (Genesis)The Seven Days of Creation (Genesis)The Seven Days of Creation (Genesis)
Day 1: God created day and nightDay 2: Water and skyDay 3: Earth and seas, vegetationDay 4: Sun and moonDay 5: Fish and birdsDay 6: Beasts and humankindDay 7: Sabbath/Shabbat
Day 1: God created day and nightDay 2: Water and skyDay 3: Earth and seas, vegetationDay 4: Sun and moonDay 5: Fish and birdsDay 6: Beasts and humankindDay 7: Sabbath/Shabbat
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Do God and Science Meet?Do God and Science Meet?Do God and Science Meet?Do God and Science Meet?
Science asks how things came to be
Religion asks why
Science evolves in response to new data from observation or
experiment
Religion evolves in response to human
needs
Scientific knowledge is universal
Religion is personal, communal
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