Religion and Science 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyChallenges to religious beliefReligion and scienceASOCR Created by: theblazingoptimistCreated on: 13-03-16 11:59 What is cosmology? The scientific study of the origins/nature of the universe. 1 of 28 What is the Big Bang Theory? Theory that an explosion millions of years ago created the universe 2 of 28 What is Hubble's Law? Galaxies moving away from each others @ speeds proportionate to their distance - universe must be expanding 3 of 28 What is another term for the theory of universe expansion? Red shift 4 of 28 Name three scientists that concluded that space/time had finite beginning. Hawking, Ellis, Penrose 5 of 28 Which two scientists discovered cosmic microwave background radiation which they thought was a remnant of the Big Bang? Penzias and Wilson 6 of 28 What is creationism? Theory that the world was created in 6 days by God - "let there be..." 7 of 28 What are the main Biblical sources for creationism? Genesis 1 + 2 8 of 28 What is Young Earth creationism? Belief that the world was created by God in seven 24-hour days 9 of 28 What do Old Earth creationists believe? Believe Genesis story, but accept geological findings. 10 of 28 What do progressive creationists believe? God created new lifeforms gradually over hundred of millions of years 11 of 28 Why do progressive creationists not interpret the "days" in Genesis literally? God's time ≠ our time 12 of 28 Why do progressive creationists believe in geological evidence surrounding the earth's age? They believe God intervened to create new plants/animals 13 of 28 What is name of Darwin's book wherein he outlined his ideas on natural selection? On the Origin of the Species (1859) 14 of 28 What did Darwin believe about the origins of life? Descended from simple organisms that developed over time 15 of 28 Give one way in which Darwinism threatened Christian belief. Humankind wasn't God's creation, but a chance happening 16 of 28 Give one Creationist view on evolutionary theories. Fossils suggest evolution could've occurred suddenly, e.g in Biblical flood 17 of 28 What Biblical quote shows Creationist belief in the Bible's infallibility? "All Scripture is God-breathed..." - 2 Timothy 3:16 18 of 28 What is theistic evolution? View that science + religion = compatible 19 of 28 hat Biblical quote shows theistic evolutionist beliefs that God made the Big Bang? "My own hands stretched out the heavens..." - Isaiah 45:12 20 of 28 What is the theory of intelligent design? Universe designed by intelligent being = not chance happening 21 of 28 What is irreducible complexity? Argument claiming Darwinism = flawed, and that God's a more obvious explanation for world 22 of 28 In what book did Michael Behe explore the doubts modern chemistry has brought up about Darwinism? Darwin's Black Box (1996) 23 of 28 How does Behe use a mousetrap analogy to show irreducible complexity? All parts of mousetrap must work for it to function, if one part doesn't = broken. Mousetrap = irreducibly complex. 24 of 28 Give one criticism of irreducible complexity. God's existence can't be empirically tested -> "God of the gaps" mentality 25 of 28 Who is John Polkinghorne? Theoretical physicist + Anglican priest 26 of 28 Give one of John Polkinghorne's views on science and religion. Leaps of faith neccesary for both science and religion. 27 of 28 What was the Scopes trial? American high school teacher found guilty of breaking law against evolutionary teaching 28 of 28
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