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Does this book align itself with any particular theory or religious belief about how the universe began?

Sarah From the beginning, it goes off of the big bang theory (mostly contained to the first chapter), but it also mentions some other theories about origin …moreFrom the beginning, it goes off of the big bang theory (mostly contained to the first chapter), but it also mentions some other theories about origin both religious and not. It's all written as theory though, not fact.
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Ana Hi Sarah, a small clarification on the last part, if you allow me: "theory" in science is used when it is based on facts and can be verified, therefor ...more
Aug 23, 2017 02:27AM

Mark Daniels Theory and fact are not mutually exclusive. The "theory of gravity" is based on the I am currently stuck to the floor of my home, for example. ...more
Sep 13, 2017 07:47AM

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