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The big bang theory as a premise in a cosmological argument for God’s existence
Proving that God exists remains a vital subject for both theologians and philosophers over the centuries. For this problem to still continue to generate intense discourses in contemporary circles shows the seriousness of the issue. However, the treatise on God’s existence has taken a new turn in rec...
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| 520 | |a Proving that God exists remains a vital subject for both theologians and philosophers over the centuries. For this problem to still continue to generate intense discourses in contemporary circles shows the seriousness of the issue. However, the treatise on God’s existence has taken a new turn in recent decades as contemporary scholars are finding bases of a relationship between religion and science. This paper focuses on this new turn of events by discussing how the Big Bang Theory, which is a scientific discovery, has a positive implication for theology. This is done by discussing the meaning of cosmological argument and how it has featured in the history of natural theology. This paper focuses also on what the Big Bang Theory entails and how it has been used to prove that God exists. This paper discusses also the problems associated with adopting a scientific model for a metaphysical position. These are some of the issues this paper seeks to address, while employing John Polkinghorne’s critical realism which holds that science and theology complement each other. | ||
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