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| − | An '''origins theory''' is a [[theory]] that explains origins. The two major competing origins theories are [[baraminology]] and the [[Big Bang]] (which is typically associated with [[evolution]]). [[Charles Darwin]] may have coined the term when he titled his most famous work ''[[On the Origin of Species]]''{{fact}}. | + | An '''origins theory''' is a [[theory]] that explains origins. |
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| | + | == Origin of the universe == |
| | + | The two major competing theories of the origin of the universe are [[creation ex nihilo]], and the [[Big Bang]]. In addition, some people believe the universe has always existed, and therefore has no "origin" at all. |
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| | + | ==Origin of life== |
| | + | The two primary views on the origin of life are [[creationism]] and [[evolutionism]]. Creationism holds that life was deliberately designed in a number of different forms which are unrelated to each other, and that these life forms were designed and created with the capacity to reproduce and vary somewhat in order to adapt to their environment. Evolutionim holds that all life evolved from a single, simple lifeform through the process of variation and selection. |
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| − | There two broad categories of "origins" that science seeks to understand - the origin of life on earth, and the origin of the physical [[universe]].
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