Hinduism teaches that accepting responsibility for the natural world brings good karmic consequences for everyone. Many Hindus believe that the Big Bang is a scientific theory that sits alongside their religious beliefs and offers no challenge to their faith.

Many Hindus believe that humans are in a cycle of death and rebirth called 'samsara'. Hinduism teaches that through enlightened knowledge the cycle can be broken.

Religion and science ask different kinds of questions about the universe and its origins. Humanists and atheists do not have any religious beliefs, and embrace scientific discoveries instead.