Religious Studies GCSE
Scientific compatibility
What Scientific compatibility means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Scientific compatibility
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Reference: AQA
The argument is compatible with the Big Bang theory, where God is seen as the initiator of the explosion.
Topics that use Scientific compatibility
- Theme C: The existence of God and revelation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atheism
- Authority of scripture
- Christianity in Britain
- Contrasting worldviews
- Cosmology and origins
- Divine attributes
- Enlightenment
- General revelation
Using Scientific compatibility in the exam
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