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The Seven Stages of the Universe The Seven Stages of the Universe Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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t=0 Stage 1: The Big Bang t=14 sec The seven stages of the universe
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Stage 2: The Sub-Nuclear Era t=14 sec T=3 billion degrees and cooling t=14 sec T=3 billion degrees and cooling t = 3 minutes P N e Photon P P P P N N P P P e e e e e e e Photon WIMP The seven stages of the universe
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P e Photon P P P P P P P e e e e ee e Photon WIMP Stage 3: The Nuclear Era t = 3 minutes T=1 billion degrees and cooling t = 3 minutes T=1 billion degrees and cooling P P P He P Big Bang Nucleosynthesis The seven stages of the universe
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The main products of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis The main products of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis HydrogenHydrogen HeliumHelium Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Stage 4: The Atomic Era t = 380,000 years T=10,000 degrees and cooling t = 380,000 years T=10,000 degrees and cooling Hydrogen Helium WIMP Photon WIMP Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution The seven stages of the universe
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The Cosmic Background Radiation The seven stages of the universe Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Stage 5: The Gravity Era t = 1 million years Simulations performed at the National Center forSupercomputer Applications by Andrey Kravtsov (U of Chicago) and Anatoly Klypin (New Mexico State). Visualizations by Andrey Kravtsov. Matter (including those pesky WIMPS) dominates over radiation The seven stages of the universe
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Stage 5: The Gravity Era TheoryTheory ObservationObservation The seven stages of the universe Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Supernova 1998bu in M96 Galaxies, Stars and the Elements Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Why do we think it’s correct? Expansion of the universeExpansion of the universe Distance Velocity Big-bang nucleosynthesisBig-bang nucleosynthesis Cosmic background radiationCosmic background radiation Large-scale structureLarge-scale structure Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Audit of the Universe’s Books Heavy elements (us) 0.03% Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Stage 6: The Geology Era t = 9.1 billion years (4.5 billion years ago) Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution The seven stages of the universe
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Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution Stage 7: The Biology Era t = 10.1 billion years (3.5 billion years ago) The seven stages of the universe
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A Science-Religion War? “The Atheists” Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion Christopher Hitchens, God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything Steven Weinberg, Facing Up: Science and its Cultural Adversaries “The Atheists” Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion Christopher Hitchens, God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything Steven Weinberg, Facing Up: Science and its Cultural Adversaries “The Religious Right” Institute for Creation Research Center for Science & Culture (Intelligent Design) William Dempski, Mere Creation: Science Faith and Intelligent Design Kitzmiller v. Dover PA School Board “The Religious Right” Institute for Creation Research Center for Science & Culture (Intelligent Design) William Dempski, Mere Creation: Science Faith and Intelligent Design Kitzmiller v. Dover PA School Board Rabbi Barry Block, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio Does the religious right believe God to be so limited as to be unable to create the universe in a “big bang”? [Do secularists] presume to know the source of the matter that “banged”? Rabbi Barry Block, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio Does the religious right believe God to be so limited as to be unable to create the universe in a “big bang”? [Do secularists] presume to know the source of the matter that “banged”? Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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The Seven Days of Creation (Genesis) Day 1: God created day and night Day 2: Water and sky Day 3: Earth and seas, vegetation Day 4: Sun and moon Day 5: Fish and birds Day 6: Beasts and humankind Day 7: Sabbath/Shabbat Day 1: God created day and night Day 2: Water and sky Day 3: Earth and seas, vegetation Day 4: Sun and moon Day 5: Fish and birds Day 6: Beasts and humankind Day 7: Sabbath/Shabbat Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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Do God and Science Meet? Science asks how things came to be Religion asks why Science evolves in response to new data from observation or experiment Religion evolves in response to human needs Scientific knowledge is universal Religion is personal, communal Bio/EPS/Phys 210 Epic of Evolution
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