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An illustration of God as the architect of the universe can be found in a Bible from the Middle Ages [6] and the comparison of God to an architect has been used by Christian apologists and teachers. Thomas Aquinas said in the Summa : "God, Who is the first principle of all things, may be compared to things created 'as the architect is to things ...
The belief that God became the Universe is a theological doctrine that has been developed several times historically, and holds that the creator of the universe actually became the universe. Historically, for versions of this theory where God has ceased to exist or to act as a separate and conscious entity, some have used the term pandeism ...
Shakti is the Sanskrit term for energy, ability, strength, or power in Hinduism. It is the feminine principle that underlies and sustains all existence and is personified as the wife of various deities, especially Shiva.
The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including matter, energy, physical laws and constants. It is mostly composed of dark matter and dark energy, with only 4.9% of ordinary matter, and has been expanding since the Big Bang 13.787 billion years ago.
Devi Mahatmya is a Hindu text that glorifies the Goddess as the supreme power and creator of the universe. It describes a battle between good and evil, where the Goddess Durga leads the forces of good against the demon Mahishasura, and outlines a philosophical foundation for the feminine aspect of God.
The source of the universe is the signless, and all of the universe is the manifested Linga, a union of unchanging Principles and the ever changing nature. [307] The Linga Purana and the Shiva Gita texts builds on this foundation. [308] [309] Linga, states Alain Daniélou, means sign. [307]
In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. [1] In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the universe or life, for which such a deity is often worshipped". [2]
The Grand Design is a popular-science book written by physicists Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow and published by Bantam Books in 2010. The book examines the history of scientific knowledge about the universe and explains eleven-dimensional M-theory.