Transcript Non-religious views about the origin of the world

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Today we are learning non religious views
about the creation of the universe
We are learning this so we can compare and
contrast atheistic and religious views about our
world
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlrOKp
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Get into groups of four
Around the room are facts about Stephen
Hawking
One of your group must get up and discover a
fact and then share this with the group
Each person must go twice
First group to accurate record all of the 8 facts
wins!!
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Explain why some people do not believe that
the universe was created by God
4x RE needed to gain full marks
1 X RE - Firstly
1 X RE – Secondly
1 X RE – Thirdly
1 X RE – Finally
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Give me 5……
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Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous
physicists in the world.
He is especially known as an expert on the nature
of the universe
He is an expert on black holes and what might be
on the other side of them
He is disabled and suffers from motor neurone
disease
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He has a computer controlled voice box which
allows him to communicate
He is an atheist meaning that he does not believe
in the existence of God
Hawking believes that there are an infinite number
of universes and not just this one that we live in
He has written a number of best selling books on
science and the origin of the universe
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The following is an excerpt from a film called “Did
God create universe?” written by Hawking` (Run
from 25 mins 11 secs until end)
At certain points we will stop the film and make notes
on a mind map
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=stephen+hak
ing+on+the+origin+of+the+universe&adlt=strict%2cstr
ict&view=detail&mid=CE14C6E93700F15A8529CE14C
6E93700F15A8529&FORM=VRDGAR
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For some people the idea of creation ex nihilo is
a difficult one
But just watch this……
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Qbxc
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Quantum physics is the study of atoms and their
particles
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In ‘normal’ physics (such as the study of the
universe or cosmology as it is called) things are
predictable
But in quantum physics things are very
unpredictable
Particles can ‘blink’ in and out of existence and
they do this all the time
Catholic View
Stephen Hawking
The universe was created out of
nothing
The universe came into existence out
of nothing (just like atomic particles
can do)
God has existed for all time (eternal)
Time did not exist before big bang
The universe could not have existed
without God
The universe created itself
God is outside time and space
(transcendent)
Nothing can exist outside of time and
space because the universe is the only
reality
There will be an end of time in the
universe
The universe will cease to expand and
then contract and time will run
backwards
God will judge the living and the dead The universe will shrink to its original
size and then might explode once
again
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I can state some key facts about Professor
Stephen Hawking
I can begin to explain what Stephen Hawking
thinks about the start of the universe
I can compare his account and identify
similarities and differences with the Catholic
view
I can evaluate two Big Bang theories, one with
a divine creator (Le Maitre) and one without
(Hawking)