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title: Episode 2 | Big Bang Cosmology and the Origin of the Universe
description: Is the universe the type of place that would exist if there were nothing behind it but “blind, pitiless existence”?
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# [Episode 2 | Big Bang Cosmology and the Origin of the Universe](https://blog.atriresearch.org/ja-show-weekly-episodes/episode-2-the-new-scientific-evidence-that-points-to-the-existence-of-god)

 Written by [The John Ankerberg Show](https://blog.atriresearch.org/ja-show-weekly-episodes/author/the-john-ankerberg-show) | Jun 18, 2023 4:00:00 AM

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