This past section has been very fascinating. I feel like I learned so many new things, and I realized that I know absolutely nothing about the universe. It has been cool learning new things, and also realizing that there is so much for me to learn, but also for mankind to learn in general, nobody really knows anything for sure when it comes to the universe. Overall what I have learned the most this semester include the concepts of redshift, the fact that the universe is expanding, how huge the universe is, and that the Big Bang theory is not as ridiculous as I previously believed it to be. Redshift describes how light changes as objects in space) move closer or farther away from us. Because on the light spectrum when things are moving away
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My previous understanding of the Big Bang Theory was that randomly, billions of years ago, elements in outer space all came together and happened to cause a huge explosion, and then everything just fit together perfectly, there were perfectly formed planets that orbited the sun, and conveniently everything fit together nicely. This idea of the Big Bang Theory really does not add up, and is not logical. Another reason I never thought much of this theory is because in every other science class I have been in, the teacher has always made it sound like you can either believe in God, or you can believe in the Big Bang Theory. So obviously, I have chosen to believe in God, and discarded the option that I could maybe have faith in God, and also think that the Big Bang Theory could be real. However, in the last class period, a student asked the teacher if he believed the Big Bang Theory to be true. Then our teacher responded, “absolutely.” He then gave us the chance to discuss any concerns that we have with the Big Bang Theory as a class. And every problem I saw with it I I came to realize was not something that disproved the theory, but it was a problem with my misinterpreting what the theory claims. So, while I still do not have a strong opinion on whether or not I think this theory is correct, I now am more open minded towards it and am able to acknowledge all of the evidence that points towards
My previous understanding of the Big Bang Theory was that randomly, billions of years ago, elements in outer space all came together and happened to cause a huge explosion, and then everything just fit together perfectly, there were perfectly formed planets that orbited the sun, and conveniently everything fit together nicely. This idea of the Big Bang Theory really does not add up, and is not logical. Another reason I never thought much of this theory is because in every other science class I have been in, the teacher has always made it sound like you can either believe in God, or you can believe in the Big Bang Theory. So obviously, I have chosen to believe in God, and discarded the option that I could maybe have faith in God, and also think that the Big Bang Theory could be real. However, in the last class period, a student asked the teacher if he believed the Big Bang Theory to be true. Then our teacher responded, “absolutely.” He then gave us the chance to discuss any concerns that we have with the Big Bang Theory as a class. And every problem I saw with it I I came to realize was not something that disproved the theory, but it was a problem with my misinterpreting what the theory claims. So, while I still do not have a strong opinion on whether or not I think this theory is correct, I now am more open minded towards it and am able to acknowledge all of the evidence that points towards