In Certain Respects, Modern Scientific Explanations Set Forth Cosmologies That

question 40

Multiple Choice

In certain respects, modern scientific explanations set forth cosmologies that are intriguingly similar to some religious cosmologies taught in the distant past, such as

• A) Aristotle's concept of the Prime Mover.
• B) Epicurus's theory of atomism.
• C) Shinto's creation myth.
• D) All of the above

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