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The knowledge gained from careful systematic investigation of the natural world.
science
A simple representation of a much more complex object or concept.
model
A piece of information that a person has gained by using one or more of the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
observation
A logical conclusion based on observation
inference
What someone wants to believe
bias
A determination of the worth of something that’s made when you decide whether something is right or wrong, good or bad, valuable or worthless
value judgement
An idea that you take for granted.
presupposition
An all or nothing condition
The overall perspective from which a person sees and interprets the world.
worldview
A worldview based on the truth of God revealed in the Bible, the infallible (completely accurate) Word of God.
Biblical worldview
Which of these statements are observations?
a.This Golden Delicious apple tree produced 20 bushels
of apples this year.
b.This Red Delicious apple tree produced 18 bushels
of apples this year.
c.The Granny Smith apple tree produced 20 bushels
of apples this year.
d.Most apple trees produce about 20 bushels
of apples per year.
This apple tree should produce 20 bushels
of apples next year
Which of the following are inferences?
a.This Golden Delicious apple tree produced 20 bushels
of apples this year.
b.This Red Delicious apple tree produced 18 bushels
of apples this year.
c.The Granny Smith apple tree produced 20 bushels
of apples this year.
d.Most apple trees produce about 20 bushels
of apples per year.
This apple tree should produce 20 bushels
of apples next year
D and E because they are logical conclusions of what was observed.
The belief that nature is the ultimate reality
naturalism
These people believe that the universe has always existed and that the present condition of the universe is the result of natural processes that have gone on forever.
naturalists
God called humans to have dominion over the earth
The Creation Mandate
An organized way of finding a workable solution to a problem.
A simple, testable statement about the answer to a problem.
hypothesis
The group that is NOT changed in an experiement
The factor that is changed in an experiement
The group that HAS the variable is called
the experimental group
Involves arranging the data so that relationships can be seen.
An answer that can be used
workable answer
information from an experiment
or survey; a record of results
data
An answer that can be used in other situations is
workable
Value judgements and final answers cannot be studied by science. Where can Christians get the answers they need?
In God's Word