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Heat from Origin of the Universe
The big bang theory predicts the universe has cooled to a few degrees above absolute zero and is awash in a faint glow of the 3K microwave cosmic background radiation.
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The Origin of the Universe
Throughout history, humans have tried to explain how everything came to be. The theories we came up with were conjecture based on intuition and imagination.
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History of the Big Bang Theory
George Gamow was an early advocate of the big bang theory for the origin of the universe. Many of his details were incorrect, but he got the essential idea right.
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Steady State Cosmology
The steady state theory was a mid 20th century alternative to the big bang theory. It suggested that there was no moment of creation. The universe has always existed.
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Very Brief History of the Universe
A brief overview of the history of the universe from its origin in the big bang to the origin of life on Earth and how the needed raw materials for life formed.
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Intelligent Design - Part One
Isaac Newton once wrote: "This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent Being..."
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How did God Create the Universe?
How should Christians understand the first two chapters of Genesis? How did God create the "heavens and the earth"?
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Imaginary Time—Not What You Think
Contrary to what the phrase suggests, the concept of imaginary time is not only valid, but also extremely useful in understanding the space-time and the universe's origin
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Atheism and Religion
A frank discussion of atheism, supported by science, and theism, dependent on blind faith. Why religious dogma hates critical thinking and scientific methodology
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The Case for a Divine Cause
The Bible begins with a simple declaration: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) No other part of the Bible is as hotly contested.
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In the Beginning...
A discussion on evolution and the origin of the universe.

Blackbodies in Astrophysics
The wavelengths of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by an ideal blackbody radiator depends only on the temperature.
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Evolution in Modern Science
The theory of biological evolution is the best known evolutionary idea in modern science, however evolutionary concepts are common in all sciences not just biology.
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Review: Parallel Universe
"Parallel Universe" has been airing periodically on the Science Channel, and is one of the most comprehensible introductions to the topic.
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Predicting the Expanding Universe
Hubble discovered the expansion of the universe, but De Sitter, Friedman, & Lemaitre used Einstein's general relativity to predict the expanding universe & the big bang.
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The Cosmic Background Radiation
Penzias and Wilson accidentally discovered the 3K cosmic microwave background radiation, which provided strong evidence supporting the big bang theory.
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The Dark Side III
About 97% of what makes the Universe is unknown, a combination of dark matter and dark energy. This is not acceptable as is, neither the disfunctional relationship of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.
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The Universe Defies Atheism
Atheism has few answers when presented with the origin and nature of the universe. This article explains why.
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The design inference
Religionists are now forced to attack the foundations of science and rational thought. We cannot ignore those attacks.
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The Master Plan, part I
Space research may appear as a somewhat chaotic dispersion of disparate efforts, space probes, ground telescopes, space telescopes etc. Yet this is not completely true. Scientists manage to arrive to certain consensus, while politics has, the last say. First of a two part article, within a series of related installments.
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The Master Plan, part II
Part II reports on the "optical" range (infrared to X rays) observation facilities - existing or planned - within the 1999 and 2000 NSA decadal survey.
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Intelligent Design - Part Two
The Bible says that the "heavens declare [God's] handiwork." Does the complexity and order of the universe bring us closer to accepting the reality of God?
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