How Did Our View of the Universe Change

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These theories were developed by respected and popular people who provided evidence to support their theories and people believed them. At times, the theorists were supported by evidence from other theorists regarding the universe which strengthens their theories to attract more people to believe an increased reliability. Most of these theories especially during the ancient times were stories developed by a group of people or one person and were passed from one generation to another. However, due to civilization together with the advancement in technology these stories kept changing from time to time since technology changed how the universe was being viewed. Technology allowed people to view the universe more closely which enabled them to make new discoveries leading to new stories.

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This phenomenon is known as cosmic microwave background which the astronomers use to calculate the distance of the universe bodies from the sun. The Big Bang theory explains that the bodies of the universe are traveling continuously in the space and they produce heat and light, (Gould et al, 45-114). Scientists use cosmic microwave background to analyze the echoes and waves of the heat and light from these bodies which allows them to calculate their distance from the sun. The results show that these bodies are traveling further from the sun at different speeds. When calculations are done, it provides that the universe has been in existence for over 13 billion years. Therefore, people viewed the universe as the work of God and they believed it due to supporting evidence from other stories and scientists.

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However, the Biblical narration differs from the Big Bang Theory since it explains that the universe was built from nothing in the beginning but just came into existence from word of mouth by God, (Alexander et al, 132-193). The Big Bang theory explains that the universe existed it its simplest form as a single particle in the beginning before expanding over a long period of time, (Gould et al, 45-114). Such differences and similarities in these narrations of creations are a result of the evidence provided by each of the narrations which determined how people viewed the universe. In conclusion, it is evident that the stories narrating the origin of the universe depended on how people viewed the universe and the available evidence to support the stories.

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