The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Theories of the Universe takes readers on an exotic journey through the religious, philosophical, and scientific theories of the nature and origin of our Universe. The book includes creation stories of the Near East, the ideas of Pythagoras and Plato, discussions of Creationism vs. Evolution, the Big Bang vs. Steady State Theory; general relativity vs. quantum mechanics, the superstring theory, supersymmetry, and hidden dimensions, the accelerating universe and the Big Chill, and Eastern and Western views of how it's all going to end.