Religious Studies GCSE
Cosmology and origins
What Cosmology and origins means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cosmology and origins
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Reference: AQA
The First Cause argument concerns the origin of the universe, focusing on where it came from rather than its complexity.
Topics that use Cosmology and origins
- Theme C: The existence of God and revelation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atheism
- Authority of scripture
- Christianity in Britain
- Contrasting worldviews
- Divine attributes
- Enlightenment
- General revelation
- Humanist ethics and reason
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