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sharply from each other: cosmologists, however,
some believe in God as the who believe that all
creator and the sustainer of phenomena can be
the universe, and some explained scientifically, have
consider the existence of found scenario (2) the most
the universe as a brute fact desirable option for scientists.
needing no explanation. Gribbin (1986: 392), for
The importance of instance, claims that the
scenarios (3) and (4), suggested models of
however, is that they have creation in modern physics
been theorized in reaction leave no place for the
to the implications of traditional metaphysical
modern cosmology. attitude to creation since
In this paper, I do not such models well explain
intend to examine scenarios how the universe can create
(1), (3), and (4). Rather I itself from nothingness at
aim to discuss and criticize time zero (t=0).
scenario (2). He concludes that
Contrary to philosophers, philosophers theorize beyond
for whom the problem of their domain. Gribbin’s
the origin of the world has claim reflects the idea of
always been a matter of some cosmologists who
discussion, most scientists, believe that internal
as Hoyle (1975: 166) says, elements of the universe
consider this problem are sufficient to explain,
“outside the range of both epistemologically and
scientific discussion”. Some ontologically, the creation