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== Atheism and beliefs about the origins of the universe ==
== Atheism and beliefs about the origins of the universe ==
{{See also|Atheism and the suppression of science|Irreligion and superstition}}
{{See also|Atheism and the origin of the universe|Atheism and the suppression of science|Irreligion and superstition}}
The [[First Law of Thermodynamics]] and the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] point to the universe having a beginning.<ref>[http://www.creationencounter.com/space/lawsofscience.php CAN LAWS OF SCIENCE EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE?]</ref>
Although many atheists indicate that they do not know how the universe came into being, some atheists claim that the universe came into existence from nothing.<ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/article/atheists-respond-to-my-challenge-to-put-up-or-shut-up/ Atheists Respond to my Challenge to Put Up or Shut Up!] by Dr. Don Boys</ref><ref>[https://dailyevidence.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/%E2%80%9Catheists-do-not-claim-that-nothing-created-everything-%E2%80%9D/ “Atheists do not claim that nothing created everything.”]</ref> The [[steady state theory]], which posited an eternal universe, was formerly posited by atheist cosmologists, but it has fallen out of disfavor.
Although many atheists indicate that they do not know how the universe came into being, some atheists claim that the universe came into existence from nothing.<ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/article/atheists-respond-to-my-challenge-to-put-up-or-shut-up/ Atheists Respond to my Challenge to Put Up or Shut Up!] by Dr. Don Boys</ref><ref>[https://dailyevidence.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/%E2%80%9Catheists-do-not-claim-that-nothing-created-everything-%E2%80%9D/ “Atheists do not claim that nothing created everything.”]</ref> The [[steady state theory]], which posited an eternal universe, was formerly posited by atheist cosmologists, but it has fallen out of disfavor.