Cosmology deals with the physical situation that is the context in the large for human existence: the universe has such a nature that our life is possible.
This means that although it is a physical science, it is of particular importance in terms of its implications for human life..
Perhaps more than any other science, cosmology is a case where one can either see God reflected in the picture, or not.
In the end, science neither proves nor disproves the existence of God.
More often than not, the scientific evidence can be read either way..
Greek philosophers Aristarchus of Samos, Aristotle, and Ptolemy proposed different cosmological theories.
The geocentric Ptolemaic system was the prevailing theory until the 16th century when Nicolaus Copernicus, and subsequently Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei, proposed a heliocentric system..
Cosmologists today believe that ordinary matter—the kind of matter we interact with every day—is just a small part of the universe.
Most scientists agree that dark energy and dark matter make up a huge percentage of the universe.
In this theory, dark energy makes up more than two thirds of the universe..
Cosmology deals with the physical situation that is the context in the large for human existence: the universe has such a nature that our life is possible.
This means that although it is a physical science, it is of particular importance in terms of its implications for human life..
