The origins of the universe, The value of the world

• Big Bang Theory: Scientific theory about the origins of the universe; belief that the universe began almost 14 billion years ago with a reaction of particles from a singularity followed by a process of inflation and expansion
• Dominion: Belief that humans have been given control/charge of the world
• Environment: The world around us; this can be made up natural or artificial surroundings
• Evolution: Scientific theory of the development of species which involves a process of natural selection and survival of the fittest
• Scientific: Knowledge based on what can be observed (eg regularities in nature) and experimentation
• Stewardship: Duty given by God to humankind to look after the created world, and all life within it
• Brahma 


  creator
• Vishnu 


  the preserver
• Shiva 


  destroyer
• Brahman: Ultimate reality, Supreme Being, divine consciousness that is the source of all life
• Aum 


  The sound and symbol of Brahman