Naturalists respond to fine-tuning by

postulating the existence of multiple universes

The final nail in the coffin of Steady State Theory was the discovery of

the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

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Cosmology

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This quiz looks at different theories of cosmology and the worldviews behind them.

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1
Who proposed Steady State Theory?
Edwin Hubble
Fred Hoyle
Albert Einstein
Georges Lemaitre
2
Naturalists respond to fine-tuning by
sticking their head in the sand
waving the white flag
postulating the existence of multiple universes
laughing at the irrationality of the fine-tuning argument
3
The first person to observe galaxies outside the Milky Way was
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galillee
Edwin Hubble
Albert Einstein
4
The final nail in the coffin of Steady State Theory was the discovery of
the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
the red-shift of light from other galaxies
the abundance of hydrogen and helium in the universe
5
The belief that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural processes and laws is called
atheism
naturalism
theism
materialism
6
Which of the following is evidence for the Big Bang Theory?
All of the other answes
The red-shift of light from other galaxies
the abundance of hydrogen and helium in the universe
comic microwave background radiation
7
Steady State Theory was developed to provide a model of a universe
that is expanding
without a beginning
without an end
that is collapsing
8
Which of the following was a prediction from the Theory of General Relativity
What goes up must come down
the universe will end in a big crunch
the universe cannot be static
the universe began 14 billion years ago
9
Who proposed the Big Bang Theory?
Fred Hoyle
Albert Einstein
Georges Lemaitre
Edwin Hubble
10
The fine-tuning of the physical constants in physics poses a challenge to
deism
naturalism
theism
11
The biggest problem with Multiverse Theory as a scientific theory is that it is
impossible to falsify
irrational
impossible to comprehend
all of the others
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The belief that a personal god created the universe and is active in its governance is called
naturalism
theism
materialism
atheism

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