scholarly journals Zakir Naik’s Concept of Divinity-Cosmology: Criticism-Reconstruction of the Modern Natural-Cosmological Theology

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-352
Author(s):  
Gigih Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Natural Theology ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
The Other ◽  
Infinite Regress ◽  
Modern Natural ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
Creatio Ex Nihilo ◽  
Ex Nihilo ◽  
The Big Bang

Zakir Naik voices the evidence of God’s existence by employing the Big Bang Theory while proving the truth of al-Qur’ān. His positive reputation and controversy also create an impact on his da’wa journey. This study aims to bring out criticism and reconstruction on the concept of Zakir Naik’s cosmology and argument of God’s existence. The author, therefore, uses the Big Bang theory, al-Kindī’s Natural Theology, and Peter Kreeft’s Kalam Cosmology Argument. The result of the research shows the irrelevance of Zakir Naik’s explanations to the Big Bang theory itself, in addition to his lack of exposition about the theory. His idea, in fact, only centers around the proof of God’s existence as well as the truth of al-Qur’ān. Philosophically, this suggests that his concept of creation is inadequate. This, moreover, indicates that the explanation of the infinity of causality and the Infinite Regress critiques are too classic. The article attempts to reconstruct the Big Bang Theory to be more pertinent and profound and also to reform atheism cosmology. The attempt includes strengthening the position of Creatio ex Nihilo based on al-Kindī’s Natural Theology and its comparison to the other theory, such as Emanationism. Additionally, it is to extend the argument of causality and the criticisms toward Infinite Regression with the argumentation development based on al-Kindi’s Theology and Peter Kreeft’s Kalam Cosmology.

Creation and conservation, religious doctrine of

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Hasker
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Religious Doctrine ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Ex Nihilo ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

The doctrine of the creation of the universe by God is common to the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; reflection on creation has been most extensively developed within the Christian tradition. Creation is by a single supreme God, not a group of deities, and is an ‘absolute’ creation (creation ex nihilo, ‘out of nothing’) rather than being either a ‘making’ out of previously existing material or an ‘emanation’ (outflow) from God’s own nature. Creation, furthermore, is a free act on God’s part; he has no ‘need’ to create but has done so out of love and generosity. He not only created the universe ‘in the beginning’, but he sustains (‘conserves’) it by his power at each moment of its existence; without God’s support it would instantly collapse into nothingness. It is controversial whether the belief in divine creation receives support from contemporary cosmology, as seen in the ‘Big Bang’ theory.

scholarly journals REKONSILIASI KOSMOLOGIS Antara Teorema Penciptaan dan Teori Evolusi

LOGOS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-45
Author(s):  
Leo Agung Srie Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Formation Process ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Theory Of Evolution ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Big Crunch ◽  
Ex Nihilo ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

The problem of the universe having a great mystery encloses the big question about its origin. To answer the origin of universe, generally, there are two approaches, namely faith and science. The main question has to be replied: “What do the differences and the similarity of them?” The approach of faith bases on the inquiry of “who causes the existence of the universe”. This approach states that the origin of universe was created by God and hence, it was formed by God from a nothingness (creatio ex nihilo). This is known as the theorem of creation. Furthermore, the scientific approach is grounded on the research of “how the universe was formed in the beginning”. This oncoming being explained by the Big Bang Theory, which is continued by the Big Crunch Theory, asserts that the origin of universe came from the prime matter which exploded incredibly in a such a way that the formation process of the universe took place (the singularity). This is well-known as the theory of evolution (the cosmological evolution). In conclusion, the scientific approach explaining the process of creation and the faith one answering the actor of it are complementary.

Postmodern Scientific Cosmology and the Christian God of Creation

Horizons ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Clifford
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
Cosmological Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Creatio Ex Nihilo ◽  
Ex Nihilo ◽  
The Big Bang

AbstractAfter brief explanations of constructive postmodern science and its epistemology, and the most widely accepted cosmological theory, the Big Bang, this essay explores their potential for theological reflection on the Christian God of creation. Attention is given to the Christian doctrine creatio ex nihilo; concordism of it with the Big Bang is ruled out. The potential for consonance of postmodern Big Bang cosmology with the Christian God of creation is examined. In a revisionist move, an abstract, unipersonal theism is rejected as not true to Christian trinitarian revelation and therefore inappropriate for an exploration of consonance with Big Bang cosmology. Consonance of major elements of cosmic process, made intelligible by postmodern cosmology, with the exocentric Trinity “immanent to the world” is proposed.

scholarly journals Stylometry and characterisation in The Big Bang Theory

Literator ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryka Van Zyl ◽  
Yolande Botha
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
Lexical Bundles ◽  
Linguistic Style ◽  
Relative Preference ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
The Big Bang

Dialogue is an important aspect of televisual character construction. Writers make linguistic choices on behalf of characters, and these choices can cause viewers to associate a character with a specific stereotype, subculture or social group. This study examines the linguistic construction of the character Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. A cluster analysis tree of the speech of each of the five main characters in the first seven seasons (generated by the R script Stylo 0.6.0) indicated that the character of Sheldon Cooper differs from the other main characters (Leonard, Penny, Howard and Rajesh) with respect to linguistic style. These differences were further explored using corpus analysis software (WordSmith 6.0) to identify keywords and lexical bundles and to compare the use of active versus passive voice constructions. Sheldon’s choice of scientific or more formal words and his relative preference for the passive voice typify his linguistic style as expository rather than colloquial.

A swift and simple refutation of the Kalam cosmological argument?

1999 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM LANE CRAIG
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Cosmological Argument ◽  
Convincing Argument ◽  
Realist Position ◽  
Big Bang Theory ◽  
Simple Demonstration ◽  
Kalam Cosmological Argument ◽  
John Taylor ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

John Taylor complains that the Kalam cosmological argument gives the appearance of being a swift and simple demonstration of the existence of a Creator of the universe, whereas in fact a convincing argument involving the premiss that the universe began to exist is very difficult to achieve. But Taylor's proffered defeaters of the premisses of the philosophical arguments for the beginning of the universe are themselves typically undercut due to Taylor's inadvertence to alternatives open to the defender of the Kalam arguments. With respect to empirical confirmation of the universe's beginning Taylor is forced into an anti-realist position on the Big Bang theory, but without sufficient warrant for singling out the theory as non-realistic. Therefore, despite the virtue of simplicity of form, the Kalam cosmological argument has not been defeated by Taylor's all too swift refutation.

scholarly journals Li isotopes in metal-poor halo dwarfs: a more and more complicated story

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S268) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Monique Spite ◽  
François Spite
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
The Other ◽  
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis ◽  
Lithium Abundance ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Li Isotope ◽  
Low Metallicity ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Early Galaxy

AbstractThe nuclei of the lithium isotopes are fragile, easily destroyed, so that, at variance with most of the other elements, they cannot be formed in stars through steady hydrostatic nucleosynthesis.The 7Li isotope is synthesized during primordial nucleosynthesis in the first minutes after the Big Bang and later by cosmic rays, by novae and in pulsations of AGB stars (possibly also by the ν process). 6Li is mainly formed by cosmic rays. The oldest (most metal-deficient) warm galactic stars should retain the signature of these processes if, (as it had been often expected) lithium is not depleted in these stars. The existence of a “plateau” of the abundance of 7Li (and of its slope) in the warm metal-poor stars is discussed. At very low metallicity ([Fe/H] < −2.7dex) the star to star scatter increases significantly towards low Li abundances. The highest value of the lithium abundance in the early stellar matter of the Galaxy (logϵ(Li) = A(7Li) = 2.2 dex) is much lower than the the value (logϵ(Li) = 2.72) predicted by the standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis, according to the specifications found by the satellite WMAP. After gathering a homogeneous stellar sample, and analysing its behaviour, possible explanations of the disagreement between Big Bang and stellar abundances are discussed (including early astration and diffusion). On the other hand, possibilities of lower productions of 7Li in the standard and/or non-standard Big Bang nucleosyntheses are briefly evoked.A surprisingly high value (A(6Li)=0.8 dex) of the abundance of the 6Li isotope has been found in a few warm metal-poor stars. Such a high abundance of 6Li independent of the mean metallicity in the early Galaxy cannot be easily explained. But are we really observing 6Li?

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